FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 03 August 2007 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, having won 35 and lost only 7 of the 56 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 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:
2006/2007Sat 10 MarEast Stirling0 - 2East FifeSCD3
2006/2007Sat 13 JanEast Fife0-2East StirlingSCD3
2006/2007Sat 28 OctEast Stirling0 - 4East FifeSCD3
2006/2007Fri 01 SepEast Fife5 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2005/2006Sat 08 AprEast Stirling2 - 1East FifeSCD3
2005/2006Sat 11 FebEast Fife1 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2005/2006Sat 03 DecEast Stirling1 - 2East FifeSCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Fife620410136
East Stirling60064160

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against East Stirling is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Fifers in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
East Fife 11 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
An overall losing run of 11 games.
No win in the 17 most recent games.