The game between East Stirlingshire and Queens Park in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 18th September 2004 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Queens Park at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 63 games played, The Shire have recorded 26 wins, and Queens Park have come away with 22 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was less than a year ago, in March 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 winners 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 03 Apr | Queens Park | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Mar | East Stirling | 2-4 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Queens Park | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Queens Park | 3 - 4 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 16 Nov | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Shire have scored 5, a worringly large 17 have been leaked at the other end.
Queens Park's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 0 points. Queens Park's 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| Queens Park | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Firs Park for the The Shire and the Madmen are unable to see past Queens Park claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 8 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Queens Park | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
