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Elgin City face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Elgin City | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Shire in those games, with 6 conceded.
The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the City, and 16 goals against.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 32 points from 16 games. Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 16 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Shire. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Elgin City | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |