The game between Gretna and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 30th April 2005 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 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 earlier this season, with Gretna annihilating their visitors 8 - 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 | Tue 08 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Gretna | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Gretna | 8 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
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 27 goals, and conceded 3.
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 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 34 games giving them a return of 92 points. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 games have yielded only 22 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 18 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
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 6 successive home games. 26 games since last home draw. Won their latest 12 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
