FM Preview: East Stirlingshire v Elgin City 23 Feb 2013

Last updated : 22 February 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Stirlingshire v Elgin City fixture

Elgin City face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ochilview Park was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 12 Jan Elgin City 3 - 4 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug East Stirling 1-4 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 17 Mar East Stirling 2 - 2 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 07 Jan Elgin City 3 - 1 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 12 Nov East Stirling 1 - 1 Elgin City Scottish Division Three
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

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Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Shire's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Elgin City's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the City have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Stirlingshire see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 26 points from their 25 games played so far,

Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 32 from their 23 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Stirlingshire 6 2 2 2 10 10 8
Elgin City 6 1 2 3 9 14 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Elgin City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Ochilview Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Stirlingshire 4 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Elgin City Not won in previous 7 away matches.

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