The game between East Stirlingshire and East Fife in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 3rd December 2005 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain East Fife at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 54 games played, The Shire have recorded 26 wins, and East Fife have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was less than a year ago, in March 2005, the The Shire 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | East Fife | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | East Stirling | 1-0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 15 Feb | East Fife | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Fifers have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 14 games have yielded only 8 points. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 20 from their 15 games so far.
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 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With East Stirling only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
