FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 24 September 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire fixture

Albion Rvs. prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Cliftonhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wee Rovers are clearly on top, having won 48 and lost only 18 of the 82 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2004, with Albion Rvs. annihilating their visitors 5-1 in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 24 AprEast Stirling1 - 8Albion Rvs.SCD3
2003/2004Tue 09 MarAlbion Rvs.5-1East StirlingSCD3
2003/2004Sat 13 DecEast Stirling3 - 4Albion Rvs.SCD3
2003/2004Sat 04 OctAlbion Rvs.5 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 10 MayAlbion Rvs.3 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 01 MarEast Stirling0 - 4Albion Rvs.SCD3
2002/2003Sat 28 DecAlbion Rvs.6 - 0East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Albion Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Wee Rovers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Shire have conceded 18 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 0 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Albion Rvs.6123465
East Stirling60062170

FootyMad's prediction ...

Albion Rvs. are not exactly setting the world alight at Cliftonhill 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:
Albion Rvs. 4 games since last home draw.
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 30 away matches.
Not won in previous 30 away matches.
An overall losing run of 9 games.
No win in the 9 most recent games.