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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 54.69% 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 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Montrose | 4-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Mar | Montrose | 4 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Montrose | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Gable Endies have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the The Shire have hit 5 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 10 points from their 11 games so far. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 7 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
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. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 7 games since last home draw. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 9 away matches. Not won in previous 18 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |