MATCH PREVIEW - ALBION ROVERS (A)

For the second of three successive away games in the Park’s Motor Group Lowland League we head west to face Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill with a 3pm kick off for what is our 100th game in the Lowland League.

The game was originally scheduled for 25th January but was postponed due storm damage to the Cliftonhill stand. The previous month the sides fought out a 1-1 draw at Central Park with Jamie Docherty giving us a half time lead which was cancelled out by a Paul Kennedy penalty.

This will be our second visit of the season to Cliftonhill after meeting in the SPFL Trust Trophy when we won 4-3 with Jamie Docherty hitting a brace along with Jake Sutherland and Paul McLean with Alan Reid and Paul Kennedy, who had a penalty saved by Josh Blair, grabbing a brace.

Last season in the only other games with Rovers in the Lowland League we drew 0-0 at Central Park and won 1-0 at Cliftonhill thanks to a Matty McDonald goal.

Rovers currently sit in seventh place in the table with 41 points from their 28 games, six points and four places ahead of us.

Greg MacPherson returns to the squad after missing last weeks 2-1 win at Gala due to suspension.


THE OPPOSITION

Rovers have won 11 games this season against Gretna 2008 (3-0 & 5-0), Tranent (2-0), Broomhill (3-2), Civil Service Strollers (2-1 & 2-1), University of Stirling (5-0), Hearts B (2-0), Gala Fairydean Rovers (4-3), Broxburn Athletic (5-0) and Caledonian Braves 3-1).

There have been eight draws against Caledonian Braves (1-1), Gala Fairydean Rovers (3-3), East Stirlingshire (2-2), Cumbernauld Colts (1-1), Broomhill (2-2), Tranent (2-2), Cowden (2-2) and Bo’ness United (0-0). Nine defeats have come against Broxburn Athletic (0-3), Bo’ness United (2-1), Linlithgow Rose (1-2), Berwick Rangers (0-2), Celtic B (0-4), East Kilbride (1-2 & 0-3), University of Stirling (0-1) and Cumbernauld Colts (1-2).

In the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup they lost 2-1 to Auchinleck Talbot at Cliftonhill while in the South Challenge Cup they beat Fauldhouse United 8-0 at Parkview and Dunipace 2-1 at Cliftonhill after extra time before losing 5-3 on penalties to shotts Bon Accord following a goal less draw at Hannah Park.
 

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE – Gary Hanvidge

ASSISTANT REFEREES – Paul O’Neill & Jack Arbuckle


ADMISSION

Adults - £11 | Concessions - £6 | Under 14s - £3




Previewer: Andrew Mullen.