FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 18 February 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stenhousemuir v East Stirlingshire fixture

Stenhousemuir prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 66 games played, Warriors have recorded 32 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 17 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ochilview Park was earlier this season, with Stenhousemuir annihilating their visitors 6-0 in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 21 AugStenhousemuir6-0East StirlingSCD3
1998/1999Sat 13 MarEast Stirling1 - 1StenhousemuirSCD3
1998/1999Sat 26 DecStenhousemuir2 - 2East StirlingSCD3
1998/1999Mon 26 OctEast Stirling1 - 1StenhousemuirSCD3
1998/1999Sat 29 AugStenhousemuir1 - 0East StirlingSCD3
1993/1994Sat 09 AprEast Stirling2 - 2StenhousemuirSCD2
1993/1994Sat 18 DecEast Stirling0 - 2StenhousemuirSCD2

Recent respective form guides

Stenhousemuir have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Warriors in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Shire have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stenhousemuir's 28 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 12 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stenhousemuir6222978
East Stirling61147124

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Warriors's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Stirling. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Stenhousemuir Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
East Stirling Not won in previous 6 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.