FM Preview: Stenhousemuir v Brechin City 21 Apr 2012

Last updated : 20 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stenhousemuir v Brechin City fixture

Stenhousemuir prepare to entertain Brechin City at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Warriors are clearly on top, having won 41 and lost only 14 of the 68 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ochilview Park was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 21 Feb Brechin City 1 - 0 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Stenhousemuir 1-1 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Brechin City 2 - 0 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Stenhousemuir 1 - 3 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Brechin City 3 - 1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Stenhousemuir 0 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Brechin City 0 - 0 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Stenhousemuir's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Warriors's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Brechin City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the City have hit 10 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stenhousemuir lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 45 points from their 33 games so far.

Brechin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 40 points from their 33 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stenhousemuir 6 2 2 2 8 6 8
Brechin City 6 2 0 4 9 16 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Stenhousemuir at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Warriors will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stenhousemuir Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Brechin City 4 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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