The game between Montrose and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 18th December 2004 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The 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 less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Gable Endies carving out a narrow 1 - 0 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Montrose | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Shire have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 22 points from 16 games. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 8 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gable Endies, as the The Shire have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| East Stirling | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
