The game between Albion Rovers and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday, 3rd October 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling face a trip to Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill 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 52 and win only 22 of the 93 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 10 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | East Stirling | 3 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Albion Rvs. | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | East Stirling | 4 - 5 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Albion Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The The Shire have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Shire's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 10 points from their 6 games so far. East Stirling's total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.
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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Stirling are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Albion Rvs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Albion Rvs. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |
