FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as East Fife take on East Stirlingshire in a Scottish Division Three match on Saturday 22nd January 2005 at 15:00.
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East Stirling face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium 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 taste defeat on 32 occassions, and draw 14, from the 51 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Fifers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 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 13 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | East Fife | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 Aug | East Fife | 4 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 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 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the The Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |
