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Stenhousemuir face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 24 of the 62 previous games, with the hosts winning just 23.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the The Shire edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Mar | East Stirling | 3 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Stenhousemuir | 3 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 6 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 26 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While The Shire have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Warriors have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 22 points. Stenhousemuir see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 38 points from their 33 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shire, as the Warriors have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Stenhousemuir | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |