This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Montrose at 15:00 on Saturday, 14th August 2010 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Montrose at Ochilview on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Shire are clearly on top, winning 51.35% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ochilview was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Montrose inflicting a narrow 2-3 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | East Stirling | 2-3 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Montrose | 0 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 06 Dec | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Montrose | 0 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Montrose | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | East Stirling | 5 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Shire in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Montrose is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Gable Endies have conceded 16 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Montrose | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the The Shire. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Montrose | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |
