This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Elgin City and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th April 2010 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Stirling inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the City 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 | Wed 10 Feb | East Stirling | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Elgin City | 0 - 4 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Stirling | 5 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. City have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Shire have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 32 matches. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 33 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for East Stirling on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Elgin City. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| East Stirling | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |
