FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 03 March 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir fixture

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 25 of the 64 previous games, with the hosts winning just 23.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Mon 02 JanStenhousemuir5 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2005/2006Mon 28 NovStenhousemuir3 - 2East StirlingSFAC
2005/2006Sat 05 NovEast Stirling0 - 0StenhousemuirSCD3
2005/2006Sat 27 AugStenhousemuir6 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 23 AprEast Stirling1 - 4StenhousemuirSCD3
2004/2005Tue 15 MarEast Stirling3 - 2StenhousemuirSCD3
2004/2005Sat 19 FebStenhousemuir3 - 2East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Shire have conceded a disappointing 12 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

Stenhousemuir's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Warriors's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 18 points. Stenhousemuir are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 27 games giving them a return of 60 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling62044116
Stenhousemuir64118413

FootyMad's prediction ...

Stenhousemuir are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling 7 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.