This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Arbroath at 15:00 on Saturday 20th August 2005 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling play host to Arbroath at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 53 games played, The Shire have recorded 26 wins, and Arbroath have come away with 19 victories.
The last time the two teams met at East Stirling was back in May 1998, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | East Stirling | 1-1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Arbroath | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 16 Aug | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 10 May | East Stirling | 3 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 04 Mar | Arbroath | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 26 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Shire have scored 4, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
Arbroath's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Red Lichties have hit 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 2 matches. Arbroath's total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells 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 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Firs Park for the The Shire and the Madmen are unable to see past Arbroath claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 10 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Arbroath | Not won in previous 8 away matches. |
