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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 42 and lost only 17 of the 72 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was less than a year ago, in February 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Montrose | 0-2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | East Stirling | 5 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Montrose | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | East Stirling | 3 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Mar | Montrose | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Gable Endies in those games, with 7 conceded.
The The Shire have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Montrose find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 2 points. East Stirling lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 7 from their 4 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gable Endies go into their game against East Stirling in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |