This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Gretna at 15:00 on Saturday 14th August 2004 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Gretna at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Each previous meeting has resulted in defeat for the The Shire.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was less than a year ago, in February 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 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 17 Apr | Gretna | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Shire have scored 5, a worringly large 19 have been leaked at the other end.
Gretna's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Black and Whites, and 5 goals against.
East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 1 matches. Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 1 games giving them a return of 3 points.
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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| Gretna | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the The Shire at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Black and Whites come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 20 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gretna | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |
