This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Albion Rovers at 19:45 on Wednesday, 17th March 2010 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Albion Rovers at Ochilview on Wednesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 97 games played, The Shire have recorded 42 wins, and Albion Rvs. have come away with 36 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ochilview was just last season, in February 2009, with Albion Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Albion Rvs. | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Shire in those games, with 7 conceded.
Albion Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Wee Rovers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 47 points from 26 games. Albion Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 33 from their 23 games 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the The Shire, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 12 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Albion Rvs. | 5 games since last defeat. |
