FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 05 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Elgin City v East Stirlingshire fixture

Elgin City prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Borough Briggs on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The City are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 10 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in March 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 24 SepEast Stirling0 - 2Elgin CitySCD3
2004/2005Sat 05 MarElgin City0-0East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 15 JanEast Stirling0 - 3Elgin CitySCD3
2004/2005Sat 06 NovElgin City1 - 3East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 04 SepEast Stirling0 - 1Elgin CitySCD3
2003/2004Sat 15 MayEast Stirling2 - 1Elgin CitySCD3
2003/2004Sat 17 JanElgin City3 - 0East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Elgin City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Shire have hit 6 goals, 24 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 14 points from their 16 games played so far, East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 8 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Elgin City6213897
East Stirling60156171

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Elgin City Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 12 away matches.
Not won in previous 21 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 8 most recent games.