This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Cowdenbeath and East Stirlingshire at 19:30 on Friday 14th November 2003 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling pack their bags to visit Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Shire will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Central Park was within the last three years, in April 2001, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 03 Apr | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 Aug | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Bankies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Shire have conceded 24 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 18 points from 12 games. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 5 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bankies, as the Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | 8 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 13 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |
