Stenhousemuir come up against visiting team Bonnyrigg Rose at Ochilview Park in the League Two match on Saturday.
View all Stenhousemuir v Bonnyrigg Rose tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Stenhousemuir
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Stenhousemuir enter this game following on from a 2-2 League Two drawn game against Clyde.
For Stenhousemuir, the goalscorers were Edin Lynch (45') and Jordan Kirkpatrick (66'). Robbie Leitch (7') and Barry Cuddihy (71') scored for Clyde.
Their latest results shine a light on the fact that it has been a great time for the Stenhousemuir backline. Stenhousemuir have been mean at the back, seeing the total number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their past 6 clashes standing at 4. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Their previous form shows that Stenhousemuir:
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.
- havenโt won at home in the past 5 league games. That's never good.
Bonnyrigg Rose
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Since a loss in their previous game against Spartans in League Two action, Bonnyrigg Rose will be hoping to turn things around here.
Blair Henderson (85') scored for Spartans.
Looking at their form, and Bonnyrigg Rose have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals overall. At the back, Bonnyrigg Rose can certainly do much better.
Coming into this clash, Bonnyrigg Rose are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
An inspection of past results between these clubs going back to 19/11/2022 tells us that these encounters have not been happy ones for Bonnyrigg Rose. Theyโve not managed to get themselves any wins whatsoever whereas Stenhousemuir have simply been better than them, winning in 67% of those ties.
A sum of 6 goals were produced between them in these games, with 5 from The Warriors and 1 netted by The Rose. The average goals per game has been 1.
The last league clash between the two was League Two match day 27 on 02/03/2024 when it ended Bonnyrigg Rose 0-1 Stenhousemuir.
The referee was Stewart Luke.
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Team News: Stenhousemuir
The Stenhousemuir boss Gary Naysmith will be happy not to have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this match owing to a fully healthy group available to choose from.
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Team News: Bonnyrigg Rose
Thanks to a fully healthy group available for selection, the Bonnyrigg Rose boss Calum Elliot does not have any fitness concerns to report before this clash.
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Prediction
We think that Bonnyrigg Rose will have a tough ask to score goals against this Stenhousemuir outfit who will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
We therefore see a good battle with a 1-0 winning margin for Stenhousemuir at the end of this game.
Letโs see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
01:04 27/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Stenhousemuir
Formed: 1884
Stadium: Ochilview Park (3,746)
Captain: Gregor Buchanan
Chairman: Iain McMenemy
Manager: Gary Naysmith
Competitions: League Two position 1
๐ Key Man: Matthew Aitken
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Matthew Aitken was born in Scotland. Having made his senior debut playing for Forfar Athletic in the 2015 - 2016 season, the talented Forward has hit 14 league goals in this League Two 2023 - 2024 campaign to date from a total of 34 appearances.