FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 07 December 2007 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 93 games played, Wee Rovers have recorded 34 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 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 24 NovAlbion Rvs.1 - 5East StirlingSFAC
2007/2008Sat 01 SepAlbion Rvs.2 - 3East StirlingSCD3
2006/2007Sat 28 AprAlbion Rvs.2 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2006/2007Sat 17 FebEast Stirling0 - 0Albion Rvs.SCD3
2006/2007Sat 30 DecAlbion Rvs.4 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2006/2007Sat 19 AugEast Stirling0 - 1Albion Rvs.SCD3
2005/2006Sat 01 AprAlbion Rvs.2 - 0East StirlingSCD3

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.

The away form of Albion Rvs. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Wee Rovers have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Stirling see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 16 points from their 13 games played so far, Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 16 points from their 13 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling631211710
Albion Rvs.630316129

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Albion Rvs. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against East Stirling. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Albion Rvs. 11 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.