The game between East Stirlingshire and Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday, 9th May 2009 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 81 games played, The Shire have recorded 35 wins, and Cowdenbeath have come away with 28 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | East Stirling | 1-4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 0 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Cowdenbeath | 4 - 1 | East Stirling | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 04 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The The Shire's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Cowdenbeath is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Blue Brazil have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 61 points from 35 games. Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 60 points from 35 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though East Stirling are not exactly setting the world alight at Firs Park in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cowdenbeath | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |
