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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 40 and lost only 16 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was earlier this season, with Montrose running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Montrose | 3-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Gable Endies in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Shire have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Montrose are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 28 games. East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Gable Endies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Stirling. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 7 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |