FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 30 September 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Stirlingshire v Albion Rovers fixture

Albion Rvs. face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 89 games played, Wee Rovers have recorded 33 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 38 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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:
2004/2005Sat 16 AprEast Stirling0 - 2Albion Rvs.SCD3
2004/2005Sat 05 FebAlbion Rvs.1 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 04 DecEast Stirling1 - 1Albion Rvs.SCD3
2004/2005Sat 25 SepAlbion Rvs.3 - 3East StirlingSCD3
2003/2004Sat 24 AprEast Stirling1 - 8Albion Rvs.SCD3
2003/2004Tue 09 MarAlbion Rvs.5 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2003/2004Sat 13 DecEast Stirling3 - 4Albion Rvs.SCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Shire have scored 6, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Albion Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Wee Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 4 points. Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 5 points from their 7 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling61147164
Albion Rvs.61147134

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Wee Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to East Stirling. Away win

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Albion Rvs. Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.