FootyMAD East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 03 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire fixture

Albion Rvs prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Cliftonhill Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Wee Rovers are clearly on top, having won 46 and lost only 18 of the 80 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cliftonhill Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2003, with Albion Rvs running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 10 MayAlbion Rvs3-1East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 01 MarEast Stirling0 - 4Albion RvsSCD3
2002/2003Sat 28 DecAlbion Rvs6 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2002/2003Sat 17 AugEast Stirling0 - 3Albion RvsSCD3
2001/2002Sat 23 MarEast Stirling1 - 2Albion RvsSCD3
2001/2002Sat 19 JanAlbion Rvs5 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2001/2002Tue 27 NovEast Stirling1 - 2Albion RvsSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Albion Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Wee Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Shire have hit 7 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Albion Rvs's 10 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 2 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Albion Rvs61057113
East Stirling60154161

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Wee Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Stirling. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Albion Rvs 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
East Stirling Lost each of the previous 11 away matches.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 25 most recent games.