This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Montrose and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday 29th October 2005 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 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 April 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Montrose | 4 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Mar | Montrose | 4 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Gable Endies have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Shire have hit 5 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 10 points from their 11 games so far. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 7 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Stirling are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Links Park Ground with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 7 games since last home draw. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 9 away matches. Not won in previous 18 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
