FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 12 March 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire fixture

Stirling Alb. prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 24 wins out of 35 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Forthbank Stadium was earlier this season, with Stirling Alb. annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 10 JanEast Stirling2 - 4Stirling Alb.SCD3
2003/2004Sat 23 AugStirling Alb.5-1East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 08 MarEast Stirling1 - 3Stirling Alb.SCD3
2002/2003Wed 01 JanStirling Alb.2 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 09 NovEast Stirling1 - 1Stirling Alb.SCD3
2002/2003Sat 24 AugStirling Alb.3 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2001/2002Sat 30 MarStirling Alb.1 - 0East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Binos in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Shire have conceded 26 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Stirling Alb. are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 26 games giving them a return of 58 points. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 5 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stirling Alb.631215710
East Stirling60067250

FootyMad's prediction ...

Stirling Alb. are not exactly setting the world alight at Forthbank Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Stirling in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Stirling Alb. 4 games since last home draw.
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 20 away matches.
Not won in previous 20 away matches.
An overall losing run of 16 games.
No win in the 16 most recent games.