This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Stranraer at 15:00 on Saturday 8th November 2003 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling play host to Stranraer at Firs Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. It couldn't be much closer,Shire having the edge 17 games to 14.
The last time the two teams met at East Stirling was back in April 1994, over five years ago, with Stranraer inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Shire in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Stranraer | 4 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | East Stirling | 2-3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 27 Dec | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Dec | East Stirling | 2 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 30 Dec | Stranraer | 1 - 1 | East Stirling | SC2 |
| 1956/1957 | Sat 30 Dec | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SC2 |
| 1957/1958 | Sat 30 Dec | Stranraer | 1 - 1 | East Stirling | SC2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Shire's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Stranraer's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 5 points. Stranraer are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Three, and have accumulated 23 points from the 11 games they have played 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 15 |
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 Blues come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Stranraer | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |
