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Stranraer prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Stair Park on Wednesday evening, 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.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 19 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Blues's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
The The Shire have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 38 points from 21 games. East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer are not exactly setting the world alight at Stair Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Stirling in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |