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Stenhousemuir travel to take on East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 24 of the 61 previous games, with the hosts winning just 22.
The last time the two teams met at East Stirling was back in March 1999, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 6 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Dec | Stenhousemuir | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 26 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 09 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 18 Dec | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Shire have scored 4, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Stenhousemuir's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Warriors have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 8 points. Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 23 points from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Warriors out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Stenhousemuir | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |