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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 11 and lost only 3 of the 17 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, where East Stirling annihilated the City 0-4 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Elgin City | 0-4 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Stirling | 5 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | East Stirling | 0 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 19 Mar | Elgin City | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | East Stirling | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Elgin City | 6 - 0 | East Stirling | 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. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of East Stirling however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Shire, and 8 goals against.
Elgin City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 23 points. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 55 points from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Elgin City are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with East Stirling running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| East Stirling | 10 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |