The game between East Fife and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on Tuesday 15th February 2005 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Tuesday evening, 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 are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 11 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 23 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 12 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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Stirling are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Bayview Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
