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Stranraer face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Tuesday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Stranraer inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Stranraer | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | East Stirling | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Shire's have scored 14 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 15.
The away form of Stranraer however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the The Blues pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.
East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 25 matches. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 45 points from 26 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Blues's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with East Stirling, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Stranraer | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |