FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Arbroath take on East Stirlingshire in a Scottish Division Three match on Saturday, 28th August 2010 at 15:00.
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East Stirling pack their bags to visit Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Shire will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 8 of the 59 games.
The previous match played between the two at Gayfield Park was within the last three years, in April 2008, with East Stirling inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Red Lichties in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 27 Feb | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | East Stirling | 2 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 27 Mar | Arbroath | 3 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 14 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 5 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Arbroath | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While The Red Lichties have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
East Stirling's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 3 matches. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 6 points from 3 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Shire of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Gayfield Park with East Stirling coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
