The game between Elgin City and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on Tuesday 6th December 2005 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs 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 lose 6 and win only 2 of the 10 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, when they played out a goalless draw 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 24 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Elgin City | 0 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Elgin City | 1 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Elgin City | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Shire have hit 6 goals, 24 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 14 points from their 16 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 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 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the City, as the The Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 12 away matches. Not won in previous 21 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |
