This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Montrose and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday 8th May 2004 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Shire will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Montrose 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Montrose | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Montrose | 5 - 4 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 12 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Montrose | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Gable Endies have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Shire have conceded 26 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 42 points from their 34 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 34 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 |
| Montrose | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Shire out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Montrose. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 24 away matches. Not won in previous 24 away matches. An overall losing run of 24 games. No win in the 24 most recent games. |
