The game between East Stirlingshire and Stirling Albion in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday 3rd January 2004 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Stirling Albion at Firs Park on Saturday evening, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 28.57 of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was less than a year ago, in March 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 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 23 Aug | Stirling Alb. | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | East Stirling | 1-3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Stirling Alb. | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Feb | East Stirling | 3 - 0 | Stirling Alb. | 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 Shire have scored 8, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.
Stirling Alb.'s away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Binos, and 4 goals against.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 5 points. Stirling Alb. are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 17 games giving them a return of 41 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 0 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Shire at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Binos come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Stirling Alb. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
