This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Gretna and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday 17th April 2004 in the Scottish Division Three.
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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. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Shire.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Black and Whites carving out a narrow 2 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | East Stirling | 2 - 4 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | Gretna | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These games have seen the Black and Whites score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Shire have conceded 27 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Gretna are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 58 points from 31 games. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for East Stirling on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Gretna. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gretna | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 23 away matches. Not won in previous 23 away matches. An overall losing run of 21 games. No win in the 21 most recent games. |
