This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Albion Rovers and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday 5th February 2005 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill Stadium 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 lose 48 and win only 18 of the 83 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Albion Rvs. | 3 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 8 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | East Stirling | 3 - 4 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Albion Rvs. | 5 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Albion Rvs. | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Wee Rovers have scored 7, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.
East Stirling's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Albion Rvs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 21 matches. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 20 games have yielded only 11 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for East Stirling on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Albion Rvs.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
