FM Preview: East Stirlingshire v Peterhead 20 Oct 2012

Last updated : 19 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Stirlingshire v Peterhead fixture

Peterhead face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having pummelled their opponents 8 times out of 12.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ochilview Park was less than a year ago, in March 2012, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 6-3 thriller, in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 05 May Peterhead 2 - 0 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 03 Mar East Stirling 6-3 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 14 Jan Peterhead 1 - 0 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug East Stirling 0 - 2 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Tue 10 Aug Peterhead 6 - 1 East Stirling Scottish Challenge Cup
2004/2005 Sat 07 May East Stirling 1 - 5 Peterhead Scottish Division Three
2004/2005 Mon 27 Dec Peterhead 3 - 0 East Stirling Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.

Peterhead have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blue Toon, and 4 goals against.

East Stirlingshire find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 7 games have yielded only 6 points.

Peterhead are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 13 points from 7 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Stirlingshire 6 3 0 3 10 10 9
Peterhead 6 3 0 3 7 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Peterhead are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at East Stirlingshire. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Stirlingshire 12 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 19 .
Peterhead Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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