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Elgin City prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The City are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 11 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Elgin City | 1-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Elgin City | 0 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Elgin City | 1 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While City have scored 10, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 5 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 40 points from their 29 games so far. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 19 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that City's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Stirling. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |