This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Cowdenbeath and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday 8th January 2005 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling face a trip to Cowdenbeath at Central 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Bankies carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 30 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Bankies have scored 5, a worringly large 17 have been leaked at the other end.
East Stirling's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Shire have hit 8 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 28 points from 19 games. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 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 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bankies, as the The Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| East Stirling | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
