The game between East Stirlingshire and Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 30th October 2004 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 76 games played, The Shire have recorded 34 wins, and Cowdenbeath have come away with 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Cowdenbeath 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | East Stirling | 0-1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | East Stirling | 0 - 5 | Cowdenbeath | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 14 Nov | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While The Shire have scored 4, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Cowdenbeath is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Bankies have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 2 points. Cowdenbeath see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 14 points from their 11 games played 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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 2 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Firs Park for the The Shire and the Madmen are unable to see past Cowdenbeath claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 13 most recent games. |
| Cowdenbeath | Not won in previous 9 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |
