History of the East Stirlingshire v Elgin City fixture
Elgin City face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, City have recorded 9 wins, and East Stirlingshire have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, the Shire carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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2011/2012 | Sat 27 Aug | Elgin City | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
2010/2011 | Sat 23 Apr | East Stirling | 2-1 | Elgin City | Scottish Division Three |
2010/2011 | Sat 13 Nov | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Elgin City | Scottish Division Three |
2010/2011 | Sat 09 Oct | Elgin City | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
2010/2011 | Sat 21 Aug | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
2009/2010 | Wed 10 Feb | East Stirling | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | Scottish Division Three |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Shire have scored 4, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Elgin City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
East Stirlingshire find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 3 points.
Elgin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 20 points from 11 games.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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East Stirlingshire | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 12 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Elgin City have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against East Stirlingshire. Away win
Sequence statistics
Team | Sequences |
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East Stirlingshire | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Elgin City | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |
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