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Stranraer pack their bags to visit East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, The Blues have recorded 16 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 17 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Firs Park was more than three years back, in March 2004, with Stranraer inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Shire 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 24 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Stranraer | 7 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Stranraer | 4 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 27 Dec | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD2 |
| 1990/1991 | Mon 09 Jul | Stranraer | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The The Shire's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Blues have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 12 points from 5 games. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 9 points from 5 games.
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 18 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blues are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against East Stirling. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Won 4 successive home games. 12 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 19 . |
| Stranraer | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |