The game between Montrose and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on 30th April 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

Footymad preview History of the Montrose v East Stirlingshire fixture

East Stirlingshire face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground 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, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 22 Mar Montrose 0-2 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar East Stirling 1 - 2 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug East Stirling 2 - 1 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar East Stirling 2 - 3 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Montrose 0 - 1 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sun 06 Dec East Stirling 1 - 0 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Montrose 0 - 3 East Stirling Scottish Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Montrose have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Gable Endies have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of East Stirlingshire is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Shire have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 34 points from their 34 games played so far,

East Stirlingshire find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 31 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Montrose 6 3 1 2 7 8 10
East Stirlingshire 6 2 1 3 7 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gable Endies, as the The Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Montrose 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
East Stirlingshire Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here