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Stenhousemuir face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 29 of the 70 previous games, with the hosts winning just 24.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, 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 22 Nov | Stenhousemuir | 1 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | East Stirling | 3 - 4 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Stenhousemuir | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Stenhousemuir | 0 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 06 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Stenhousemuir | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 19 goals for the The Shire, with 10 goals against.
Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Warriors, and 3 goals against.
East Stirling's total of 27 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Stenhousemuir are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 18 games giving them a return of 33 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 |
| Stenhousemuir | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Warriors, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 16 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Stenhousemuir | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |