The game between Gretna and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 27th December 2003 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling face a trip to Gretna at Raydale Park on Saturday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Shire.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Gretna running out comfortable 3 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Gretna | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 26 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Gretna | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Gretna | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Gretna are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Black and Whites, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Gretna, East Stirling are having a torrid time on their travels, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Shire have conceded 21 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Gretna are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 29 points from 16 games. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 5 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gretna | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 15 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shire are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Gretna. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gretna | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 15 away matches. Not won in previous 15 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |
