The game between East Stirlingshire and Gretna in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 18th October 2003 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Gretna at Firs Park on Saturday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Shire have lost both.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was less than a year ago, in February 2003, with Gretna inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon 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: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Gretna | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 26 Feb | East Stirling | 1-2 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Gretna | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Gretna | 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 6, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
Gretna's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Black and Whites have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 2 points. Gretna see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 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 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Gretna | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Firs Park for the Shire and the Madmen are unable to see past Gretna claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 25 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 26 most recent games. |
| Gretna | No win in the 2 most recent games. |
