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Stenhousemuir travel to take on East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Tuesday 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.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | Stenhousemuir | 3 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While The Shire have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Warriors have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 28 games have yielded only 16 points. Stenhousemuir see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 33 points from their 27 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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 | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Stenhousemuir | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |