FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 10 February 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Fife v East Stirlingshire fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, winning 34 and drawing 14 of the 53 games played.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, with East Fife running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 03 DecEast Stirling1 - 2East FifeSCD3
2005/2006Sat 15 OctEast Fife3-1East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 19 MarEast Stirling1 - 0East FifeSCD3
2004/2005Tue 15 FebEast Fife2 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 13 NovEast Stirling1 - 1East FifeSCD3
2004/2005Sat 11 SepEast Fife1 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 03 MayEast Stirling0 - 4East FifeSCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Fife's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Fifers have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 8 goals, 23 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 15 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Fife61059163
East Stirling62045146

FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Fifers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
East Fife Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 5 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 25 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.