FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 06 May 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Stirlingshire v Peterhead fixture

Peterhead face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 6 times out of 9.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Peterhead inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Shire 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:
2004/2005Mon 27 DecPeterhead3 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2004/2005Sat 23 OctEast Stirling1 - 2PeterheadSCD3
2004/2005Tue 10 AugPeterhead3 - 2East StirlingSLC
2004/2005Sat 07 AugPeterhead5 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2003/2004Sat 10 AprEast Stirling0 - 3PeterheadSCD3
2003/2004Sat 24 JanPeterhead6 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2003/2004Sat 29 NovEast Stirling1 - 3PeterheadSCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While The Shire have scored 7, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The The Blue Toon have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the The Blue Toon have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 22 points. Peterhead are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Three, and have accumulated 75 points from the 35 games they have played so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling61053133
Peterhead62229138

FootyMad's prediction ...

Peterhead are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at East Stirling. Away win

Sequence statistics:
East Stirling Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 5 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Peterhead 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.