Stirling Observer

Spiders tippedas favourites

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Stirling Albion face League Two big-spenders and leaders Queen’s Park on Saturday with the game being played at the Falkirk Stadium.

The Hampden side will play the remainder of their games there and the Spiders are 4/6 favourites, with Stirling 4/1 outsiders and the draw 14/5.

First scorers include Andy Ryan at 6/1 and Kieran Moore at 13/2.

Stirling haven’t beaten Queen’s Park for the last eight meetings, but an away win and both teams to score is 8/1. Albion are 7/1 to win half time and full time.

Albion to win and over 2.5 goals is 7/1, while the double chance of Stirling and the draw is 5/4.

Kevin Rutkiewicz’s side are 5/1 to win to nil and 10/3 to keep a clean sheet this weekend. Albion are 4/1 to score in both halves and 9/1 to win both halves.

Stirling are 7/10 to score at least once and 12/5 to net two or more.

Two Stirling County players are in the Scottish side to face England in the opening Women’s Six Nations match at Castle Park, Doncaster tomorrow.

Winger Rachel Shankland will be hoping to replicate her performanc­e from last season when she scored a thrilling try on her debut as Scotland came from 13-6 down to draw 13-13 with France.

She’ll be joined in the XV by

No 8 Siobhan Cattigan while

20 year-old Evie Gallagher could make her first

Scotland appearance from the bench.

In the 31-strong squad, the trio have team-mates

Megan Kennedy and Evie Willis as support.

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