FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 16 March 2010 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 Ochilview on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 97 games played, Wee Rovers have recorded 36 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 42 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2009, with Albion Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 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:
2009/2010Sat 03 OctAlbion Rvs.3 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2008/2009Sat 02 MayAlbion Rvs.0 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2008/2009Tue 10 MarAlbion Rvs.0 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2008/2009Sat 07 FebEast Stirling0 - 1Albion Rvs.SCD3
2008/2009Sat 09 AugEast Stirling1 - 0Albion Rvs.SCD3
2007/2008Sat 29 MarEast Stirling3 - 0Albion Rvs.SCD3
2007/2008Sat 19 JanAlbion Rvs.2 - 2East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Shire in those games, with 7 conceded.

Albion Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Wee Rovers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 47 points from 26 games. Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 33 from their 23 games so far.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling61054103
Albion Rvs.63128710

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. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling 12 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Albion Rvs. 5 games since last defeat.