FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 02 January 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion fixture

Stirling Alb. face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday evening, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Binos have winning 51.43% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2001/2002Sat 09 FebEast Stirling3 - 0Stirling Alb.SCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Shire have scored 8, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.

Stirling Alb.'s away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Binos, and 4 goals against.

East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 5 points. Stirling Alb. are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 17 games giving them a return of 41 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling60066210
Stirling Alb.640210412

FootyMad's prediction ...

Stirling Alb. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to East Stirling. Away win

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 6 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Stirling Alb. Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.