The last time both sides met each other, it ended in stalemate with the whistle blowing on a 0-0 draw.

Albion Rovers currently sit in 15th place with 24 points from their 18 games played – made up of six wins, six draws, and six defeats.

Rovers come into this with a win, a draw, and a defeat in their last three league games – losing 1-0 to Cowdenbeath, defeating table-toppers, East Kilbride 3-1, and drawing 1-1 with Caledonian Braves.

Gala Fairydean Rovers currently sit in 14th place with 25 points from their 24 games played – made up of seven wins, four draws, and 13 defeats.

Since their 3-3 draw with Berwick Rangers, GFR come into this with back-to-back league defeats – losing 7-0 to Civil Service Strollers and 2-0 to Tranent.

With a history of facing each other in the SPFL, Albion Rovers and Cowdenbeath have met each other only once previously for Lowland League duty, with the game ending 0-0.

Albion Rovers currently sit in 14th place with 20 points from their 15 games played – made up of five wins, five draws, and five defeats.

Rovers have won one of their last six Lowland League outings – with four draws and their recent 3-2 defeat away to East Stirlingshire making up the other results.

Cowdenbeath currently sit in 11th place with 23 points from their 18 games played – made up of five wins, eight draws, and five defeats.

The Blue Brazil come into this with positive results against the B teams behind them – drawing 3-3 with Celtic B and their recent 2-1 win over Hearts B.

This is the first time both sides have met each other.

Albion Rovers currently sit in 15th place with 16 points from their 12 games played – made up of four wins, four draws, and four defeats.

Undefeated in their last five matches, Rovers come into this off the back of three consecutive draws – 0-0’s with Cowdenbeath and Gala Fairydean Rovers sit either side of their 1-1 draw with Cumbernauld Colts.

Caledonian Braves currently sit in 12th place with 19 points from their 16 games played – made up of five games, four draws, and seven defeats.

The Braves have lost one of their last seven matches, 2-1 in a hard-fought battle with league leaders, East Kilbride. They come into this off the back of a 2-2 draw with Tranent, with Greig Stewart finding an injury-time equaliser.

The last time both sides met was in League Two duty for the 2018/19 season. Albion Rovers won the last fixture 3-0, with the prior matches ending in a 1-1 draw, and Berwick Rangers winning 5-3 and 2-0.

Albion Rovers currently sit in 16th place with 10 points from their eight games played – made up of three wins, one draw, and four defeats.

The ‘Rovers Revival’ has took a hit recently with back-to-back home defeats at the hands of Tranent and University of Stirling – with the games ending 3-1 and 1-0.

Berwick Rangers currently sit in 12th place with 16 points from their 13 games played – made up of four wins, four draws, and five defeats.

The Wee Gers have lost four of their last five games in all competitions – conceding 14 goals and scoring three, with the only positive coming from their 1-1 draw with Linlithgow Rose.

This is the third time the sides have met, this season – drawing 2-2 in the previous Lowland League fixture, and Albion Rovers winning 3-1 in the Scottish Cup First Round broadcast live on BBC Scotland.

Albion Rovers currently sit in 15th place with 10 points from their seven games played – made up of three wins, a draw, and three defeats.

Rovers bounced back from the 3-1 defeat at home to Tranent – a performance that was described by boss, Sandy Clark as “uncharacteristic”, with a 5-0 win away to Armadale Thistle in the South Challenge Cup.

University of Stirling currently sit in 16th place with nine points from their ten games played – made up of two wins, three draws, and five defeats.

The Students also come into this off the back of a convincing South Challenge Cup victory, defeating Thorniewood United 4-1 away from home.

Both sides have met on only one occasion – with a Niyah Joseph double securing the 2-0 win for Albion Rovers to knock Tranent out of the SPFL Trust Trophy, in August.

Albion Rovers currently sit in 13th place with 10 points from their six games played – made up of three wins, one draw, and two losses.

Rovers come into this off the back of knocking University of Stirling out of the Scottish Cup – with the 3-1 victory being broadcast live on BBC Scotland.

Tranent currently sit in 4th place with 19 points from their nine games played – made up of six wins, one draw, and two defeats.

The Big T come into this on good form, with five consecutive wins in all competitions – scoring 19 goals and conceding only two along the way.

The last time both sides met each other was on the final day of the 2014/15 season, when Albion Rovers were crowned Champions of Scottish League Two, defeating The Shire 5-1.

Albion Rovers have enjoyed a solid start to their inaugural Lowland League campaign – winning two of their three games played.

Since their opening day defeat to Hearts B, Rovers have rocked up back-to-back victories – 4-0 away to Gretna 2008, and 1-0 away to Bo’ness United.

East Stirlingshire find themselves in 14th place – with one win, one draw, and five defeats from their seven games played.

Whilst it’s still early in the season, The Shire will be looking to put more points on the board and match the ambitions the club have set.

This is Albion Rovers first outing in the Lowland League, following their relegation from League Two via the play-off, at the hand of last season’s Lowland League Champions, The Spartans.

Rovers have been in cup action, hence their delay in kicking off their league campaign. They lost three of their four Viaplay Cup Group Stage matches – 2-0 to Raith Rovers, 3-0 to Dunfermline Athletic, and 2-1 to Kilmarnock. Their only victory came thanks to a 2-1 win over Annan Athletic.

They also progressed to the next round of the SPFL Trust Trophy, having won on penalties v St Mirren B – where they will now face fellow Lowland League side, Tranent.

Hearts B will be pleased with their start to the 23/24 campaign, sitting in 2nd with two wins and a draw – 7-0 v Gretna 2008, 3-2 v Civil Service Strollers, and 1-1 v Gala Fairydean Rovers.

The Young Jambos have scored the second highest amount of goals, with eleven – one behind top scorers, Linlithgow Rose.