FM Preview: Livingston v Stenhousemuir 19 Feb 2011

Last updated : 18 February 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Livingston v Stenhousemuir fixture

Stenhousemuir face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale Stadium 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 16 OctLivingston4 - 1StenhousemuirSCD2
1997/1998Sat 25 AprLivingston1 - 1StenhousemuirSCD2
1997/1998Sat 27 DecStenhousemuir1 - 2LivingstonSCD2
1997/1998Sat 25 OctLivingston2 - 1StenhousemuirSCD2
1997/1998Sat 23 AugStenhousemuir1 - 1LivingstonSCD2
1996/1997Sat 08 MarLivingston1 - 3StenhousemuirSCD2
1996/1997Sat 11 JanStenhousemuir1 - 3LivingstonSCD2

Recent respective form guides

Livingston could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Livi have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Warriors have hit 12 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Livingston are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 20 games giving them a return of 43 points. Stenhousemuir find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 20 games have yielded only 18 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Livingston650115815
Stenhousemuir61147114

FootyMad's prediction ...

Warriors are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Livingston. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Livingston Won 6 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 5 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Stenhousemuir Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.