This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Queens Park at 19:45 on Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Queens Park at Ochilview on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 73 games played, The Shire have recorded 30 wins, and Queens Park have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ochilview was earlier this season, the The Shire 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Queens Park | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | East Stirling | 1-0 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Sep | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Queens Park | SCC |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 03 Apr | Queens Park | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Queens Park | 1 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Sep | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Queens Park | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The Shire in those games, with 5 conceded.
Queens Park have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Spiders's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 22 games. Queens Park lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 28 from their 23 games so far.
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Queens Park | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Stirling may be coming up against a decent side in Queens Park, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Shire. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 10 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Queens Park | Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |
