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Stranraer prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Blues are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 13 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stair Park was earlier this season, with East Stirling inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Blues in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 24 Jul | Stranraer | 1-2 | East Stirling | SCC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 27 Mar | Stranraer | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | East Stirling | 2 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Stranraer | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. In this time, The Blues have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 8.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stranraer are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 15 games giving them a return of 28 points. East Stirling see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 11 points from their 13 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 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against East Stirling is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Blues in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |