| This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Stenhousemuir at 15:00 on Saturday 1st January 2005 in the Scottish Division Three. |
History of the East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir fixture
East Stirling play host to Stenhousemuir at Firs Park on Saturday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 24 of the 61 previous games, with the The Shire winning just 22.
The last time the two teams met at East Stirling was back in March 1999, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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 21 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 6 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 | | 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | East Stirling | 1-1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 | | 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 | | 1998/1999 | Mon 26 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 | | 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 | | 1993/1994 | Sat 09 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 | | 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Dec | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Shire have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Stenhousemuir's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Warriors have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 8 points. Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 23 points from 18 games.
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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Firs Park for the The Shire and the Madmen are unable to see past Stenhousemuir claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: |
| East Stirling |
Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 9 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
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| Stenhousemuir |
Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.
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