This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Stirling Albion and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday 23rd August 2003 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 23 out of 34 times.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, the Binos carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 08 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 3 | Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stirling | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Stirling | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Stirling | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | East Stirling | 3 - 0 | Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Stirling | 1 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Binos in those games, with 6 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, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 4 points from 2 games. East Stirling see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 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 |
| Stirling | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Binos, as the Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 16 most recent games. |
