FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 21 September 2007 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 Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The City are clearly on top, having won 9 and lost only 2 of the 14 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the City carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 14 AprElgin City2-1East StirlingSCD3
2006/2007Sat 23 DecEast Stirling0 - 2Elgin CitySCD3
2006/2007Sat 14 OctElgin City5 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2006/2007Sat 05 AugEast Stirling2 - 1Elgin CitySCD3
2005/2006Sat 25 MarElgin City3 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2005/2006Sat 28 JanEast Stirling0 - 2Elgin CitySCD3
2005/2006Sat 10 DecElgin City1 - 1East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Elgin City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While City have scored 8, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

East Stirling's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The Shire's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 3 points. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 12 points from 6 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Elgin City61056193
East Stirling6402111012

FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Borough Briggs for the City and the Madmen are unable to see past East Stirling claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
Elgin City 34 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
East Stirling 9 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.