FM Preview: Montrose v East Stirlingshire 21 Apr 2012

Last updated : 20 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Montrose v East Stirlingshire fixture

Montrose prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Links Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gable Endies are clearly on top, winning 57.14% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park was earlier this season, the Gable Endies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan East Stirling 3 - 1 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 05 Nov Montrose 2-1 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug East Stirling 1 - 0 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Montrose 3 - 0 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Tue 22 Mar Montrose 0 - 2 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar East Stirling 1 - 2 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug East Stirling 2 - 1 Montrose Scottish Division Three

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Montrose's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Gable Endies have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

East Stirlingshire's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shire have hit 7 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Montrose are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 33 matches.

East Stirlingshire find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 21 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Montrose 6 2 1 3 8 10 7
East Stirlingshire 6 0 1 5 5 21 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Gable Endies to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Montrose Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
East Stirlingshire Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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