The game between East Stirlingshire and Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 30th August 2003 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling are ready to welcome Cowdenbeath to Firs Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Shire have the slight edge, having won 34 of the 73 games compared to Cowdenbeath's 23 wins.
The previous match played between the two at Firs Park was within the last three years, in April 2001, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 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: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 03 Apr | East Stirling | 0-2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 Aug | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 20 Nov | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Shire have scored 4, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
Cowdenbeath's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Bankies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 1 points. Cowdenbeath's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Firs Park for the Shire and the Madmen are unable to see past Cowdenbeath claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Failed to win in previous 22 home matches. Not won in the 20 most recent games. |
| Cowdenbeath | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |
