FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Albion Rovers take on East Stirlingshire in a Scottish Division Three match on Saturday 4th October 2003 at 15:00.

History of the Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire fixture

East Stirling face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Shire will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 46 and win only 18 of the 80 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, with Albion Rvs running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners 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:
2002/2003Sat 10 MayAlbion Rvs3 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 01 MarEast Stirling0 - 4Albion RvsSCD3
2002/2003Sat 28 DecAlbion Rvs6 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 17 AugEast Stirling0 - 3Albion RvsSCD3
2001/2002Sat 23 MarEast Stirling1 - 2Albion RvsSCD3
2001/2002Sat 19 JanAlbion Rvs5 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2001/2002Tue 27 NovEast Stirling1 - 2Albion RvsSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Albion Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Wee Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Shire have hit 7 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Albion Rvs's 10 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 2 points.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Albion Rvs61057113
East Stirling60154161

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Albion Rvs 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 11 away matches.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 25 most recent games.