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Montrose face a trip to Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gable Endies 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 less than a year ago, in February 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 5 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Montrose | 3 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 5 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Montrose | 0 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 5 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Stenhousemuir | 5 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Montrose | 0 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Stenhousemuir | 6 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stenhousemuir have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Montrose however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Gable Endies, and 11 goals against.
Stenhousemuir lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 7 points from their 4 games so far. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Montrose | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gable Endies's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Stenhousemuir, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stenhousemuir | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Montrose | 8 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |