This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Stranraer at 15:00 on Saturday, 26th September 2009 in the Scottish Division Three.
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East Stirling prepare to entertain Stranraer at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 18 of the 46 previous games, with the The Shire winning just 17.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Firs Park was just last season, in March 2008, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | East Stirling | 1-3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | East Stirling | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 24 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Stranraer | 7 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Shire have scored 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Blues have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 10 points from 5 games. Stranraer lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 7 from their 5 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Stirling are not exactly setting the world alight at Firs Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Stranraer in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stranraer | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
