The game between Stranraer and East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday, 27th March 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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East Stirling face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Shire will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 12 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Stirling inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Blues 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 30 Jan | East Stirling | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Shire have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 32 points from their 25 games played so far, East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 50 points from 29 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Stirling are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Stair Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
