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Arbroath face a trip to Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Red Lichties 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 just last season, in August 2004, the Warriors carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SLGC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Mar | Stenhousemuir | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 31 Mar | Stenhousemuir | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stenhousemuir are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Warriors, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Arbroath is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Red Lichties have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 25 points from 11 games. Arbroath see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 10 points from their 11 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Red Lichties are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Stenhousemuir. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stenhousemuir | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Arbroath | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 13 away matches. |