FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 31 August 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 Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 34 and lost only 6 of the 54 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2006, with East Stirling inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Fifers 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:
2005/2006Sat 08 AprEast Stirling2 - 1East FifeSCD3
2005/2006Sat 11 FebEast Fife1-2East StirlingSCD3
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

Recent respective form guides

East Fife have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Fifers have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! The Shire have conceded 18 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

East Fife are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 4 games giving them a return of 10 points. East Stirling lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 6 from their 4 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Fife63126810
East Stirling62048136

FootyMad's prediction ...

East Fife are not exactly setting the world alight at Bayview Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Stirling in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
East Fife Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 8 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Last drawn game 11 outings ago.