Airdrie welcome second-placed Arbroath to New Broomfield on Saturday hoping to extend a 100% fourth-quarter record.

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Consecutive wins over Albion Rovers and Forfar Athletic have seen the Diamonds move within five points of a coveted play-off position, and Jimmy Boyle's men will know that they can't afford any further slip-ups if they're to reach the target set pre-season.

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Defender Jamie Bain, who has filled the right-midfield slot in recent weeks, knows that only a win is good enough against Paul Sheerin's men, and is confident that the Diamond's momentum can spur them on.

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"We’ve picked up six points out of six so far in this quarter and that’s a good start for us, but we’ve got to keep it going and that means getting a result against Arbroath this weekend.”

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A second-half fightback against the Red Lichties in last month's rearranged fixture saw Airdrie take a share of the points, and marked the beginning of the side's current four-match unbeaten run.

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Earlier in the season the teams fought out a 3-3 draw at New Broomfield, and Arbroath were the victors in the opening fixture at Gayfield, beating the Diamonds 3-1.

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Jamie Stevenson misses out through suspension, which may see last week's third goalscorer Willie McLaren reclaim the number 11 shirt.

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The match referee is Mr Gary Hilland.