This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Arbroath and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday 26th November 2005 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling travel to take on Arbroath at Gayfield Park 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 33 and win only 6 of the 53 games.
The last time the two teams met at Arbroath was back in December 1997, over five years ago, with Arbroath running out comfortable 3 - 0 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | East Stirling | 3 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Red Lichties in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Shire have hit 5 goals, 23 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 16 points from their 14 games so far. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 8 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Lichties, as the The Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 10 away matches. Not won in previous 19 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
