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Montrose prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, 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 less than a year ago, in January 2010, with East Stirling inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Gable Endies in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 14 Aug | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Mar | East Stirling | 2 - 3 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Montrose | 0-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 06 Dec | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Montrose | 0 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Montrose | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Gable Endies in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Shire have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 13 points from their 13 games played so far, East Stirling see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 11 points from their 13 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its not been a very profitable last few weeks for Montrose, and I'm afraid the Footymad team cannot see it getting too much better here. Look no further than honours being even at the end of this one. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |