FM Preview: Rangers v Stirling Albion 08 Dec 2012

Last updated : 07 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Rangers v Stirling Albion fixture

Rangers play host to Stirling Albion at Ibrox on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Gers have won an impressive 13 of the 15 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 2.

The last time the two teams met at Rangers was well over fifteen years ago, back in August 1995, as the Gers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 06 Oct Stirling Alb. 1 - 0 Rangers Scottish Division Three
1995/1996 Wed 30 Aug Rangers 3-2 Stirling Alb. Scottish League Cup
1987/1988 Wed 19 Aug Stirling Alb. 1 - 2 Rangers Scottish League Cup
1977/1978 Sat 18 Feb Rangers 1 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish F.A. Cup
1967/1968 Sat 01 Jul Stirling Alb. 2 - 4 Rangers Scottish First Division
1967/1968 Sat 01 Jul Rangers 5 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish First Division
1966/1967 Wed 31 Aug Rangers 1 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Rangers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Gers have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 3.

In complete contrast to Rangers, Stirling Albion are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Binos have hit 12 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Rangers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 11 games giving them a return of 24 points.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 7 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Rangers 6 5 0 1 20 5 15
Stirling Albion 6 0 1 5 7 17 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Rangers fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, we just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Gers. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Rangers Won 3 successive home games.
8 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
Stirling Albion Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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