FM Preview: Montrose v East Stirlingshire 22 Mar 2011

Last updated : 21 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Montrose v East Stirlingshire fixture

Montrose prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Links Park Ground on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gable Endies are clearly on top, winning 56.76% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was just last season, in January 2010, with East Stirlingshire inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Gable Endies in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar East Stirling 2 - 3 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Montrose 0-1 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sun 06 Dec East Stirling 1 - 0 Montrose Scottish Division Three
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Montrose 0 - 3 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2008/2009 Sat 18 Apr East Stirling 2 - 1 Montrose Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Montrose's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Gable Endies have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of East Stirlingshire is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 24 points from their 26 games played so far,

East Stirlingshire are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 27 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Montrose 6 1 1 4 4 9 4
East Stirlingshire 6 0 1 5 5 17 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 Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
East Stirlingshire Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 11 most recent games.

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