This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Cowdenbeath at 15:00 on Monday 26th December 2005 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Cowdenbeath at Firs Park on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 79 games played, The Shire have recorded 35 wins, and Cowdenbeath have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was earlier this season, 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | East Stirling | 0-1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Shire have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Cowdenbeath's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Blue Brazil, and 9 goals against.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 9 points. Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 36 points from 17 games.
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 | 17 | 2 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the The Shire at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Blue Brazil come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Cowdenbeath | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 22 outings ago. |
