FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 28 March 2008 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 94 games played, Wee Rovers have recorded 35 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 40 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Albion Rvs. inflicting a narrow 4 - 5 defeat upon the The Shire 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:
2007/2008Sat 19 JanAlbion Rvs.2 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2007/2008Sat 08 DecEast Stirling4 - 5Albion Rvs.SCD3
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

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 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Albion Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Wee Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.

East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 24 points. Albion Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 33 points from their 31 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling60153141
Albion Rvs.6042374

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Wee Rovers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at East Stirling. Away win

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not won in the 13 most recent games.
Albion Rvs. Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 8 most recent games.