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Stenhousemuir travel to take on Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Warriors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 18 and win only 7 of the 30 games.
The last time the two teams met at Ayr Utd. was more than a decade ago, in April 1997, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1996/1997 | Sat 12 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Feb | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 09 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 13 Apr | Stenhousemuir | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 03 Feb | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Honest Men have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Warriors have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Ayr Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 8 points from their 6 games so far. Stenhousemuir are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Honest Men, as the Warriors have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stenhousemuir | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |