FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 18 August 2006 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 91 games played, Wee Rovers have recorded 33 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 40 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, the The Shire carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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:
2005/2006Sat 01 AprAlbion Rvs.2 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2005/2006Sat 04 FebEast Stirling1 - 0Albion Rvs.SCD3
2005/2006Sat 07 JanAlbion Rvs.4 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2005/2006Sat 01 OctEast Stirling3 - 1Albion Rvs.SCD3
2004/2005Sat 16 AprEast Stirling0 - 2Albion Rvs.SCD3
2004/2005Sat 05 FebAlbion Rvs.1 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 04 DecEast Stirling1 - 1Albion Rvs.SCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Shire have scored 5, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Albion Rvs. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Wee Rovers have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Stirling lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 3 points from their 2 games so far. Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling61054153
Albion Rvs.61237105

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shire, as the Wee Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Albion Rvs. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.