FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 24 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Montrose v East Stirlingshire fixture

Montrose prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Links Park Ground on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gable Endies are clearly on top, winning 51.67% 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 April 2003, as the Gable Endies squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 5-4 in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 16 AugEast Stirling1 - 1MontroseSCD3
2002/2003Sat 26 AprMontrose5-4East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Wed 12 MarEast Stirling0 - 3MontroseSCD3
2002/2003Sat 26 OctMontrose2 - 2East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 03 AugEast Stirling1 - 1MontroseSCD3
2001/2002Sat 20 AprMontrose2 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2001/2002Sat 16 FebEast Stirling2 - 1MontroseSCD3

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 8, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Shire have conceded 22 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Montrose are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 7 points from 10 matches. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 2 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Montrose62227158
East Stirling60153161

FootyMad's prediction ...

Montrose are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Montrose Not won in the 4 most recent games.
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 12 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 26 most recent games.