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Arbroath face a trip to Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Red Lichties have lost on no less than 18 of the 22 visits.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Diamonds carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Airdrie Utd. | 3 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 6 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1965/1966 | Sat 30 Dec | Airdrie Utd. | 5 - 1 | Arbroath | SC2 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Diamonds's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Arbroath have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Red Lichties have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Airdrie Utd.'s 26 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Arbroath are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Diamonds, as the Red Lichties have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Arbroath | 8 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |