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Stranraer face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 18 of the 47 previous games, with the hosts winning just 17.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Shire in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to East Stirling, Stranraer are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Blues have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 35 points from 17 games. Stranraer see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 17 points from their 17 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 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
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 | 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Stranraer | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |