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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, having won 39 and lost only 16 of the 68 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was less than a year ago, in February 2007, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Montrose | 4-0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Montrose | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Montrose | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Montrose | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Gable Endies in those games, with 10 conceded.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Shire have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose's total of 13 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. East Stirling lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 12 from their 8 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Montrose are not exactly setting the world alight at Links Park Ground at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Stirling in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| East Stirling | 10 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |