This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Elgin City and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th October 2009 in the Scottish Division Three.
|
East Stirling face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs 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 lose 11 and win only 4 of the 18 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Elgin City | 0 - 4 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Stirling | 5 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | East Stirling | 0 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 19 Mar | Elgin City | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City 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, 10 to 8.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 8 points from their 9 games played so far, East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 17 points from 9 games.
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Shire has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Elgin City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| East Stirling | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
