FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Gretna take on East Stirlingshire in a Scottish Division Three match on Saturday 16th October 2004 at 15:00.
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East Stirling face a trip to Gretna at Raydale Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the The Shire.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Gretna annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Gretna could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Black and Whites have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Gretna, East Stirling are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 6 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gretna are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Three, and have accumulated 22 points from the 9 games they have played so far. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 2 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The 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 9 successive home games. 12 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| East Stirling | Not won in previous 31 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |
