History of the Peterhead v East Stirlingshire fixture
Peterhead prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Balmoor on Saturday afternoon, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Blue Toon have tasted victory on 11 of the 13 occasions the teams have met.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balmoor was earlier this season, the Blue Toon carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Peterhead | Scottish Division Three |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Peterhead are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of East Stirlingshire is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Shire have hit 6 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 48 points from their 35 games so far.
East Stirlingshire find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 24 points.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhead | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| East Stirlingshire | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 3 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Peterhead are not exactly setting the world alight at Balmoor at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Stirlingshire in this game. Home Win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Peterhead | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| East Stirlingshire | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here