FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 26 December 2004 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Peterhead v East Stirlingshire fixture

Peterhead prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Balmoor Stadium on Monday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Blue Toon have tasted victory on 8 of the 10 occassions the teams have met.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balmoor Stadium was earlier this season, as the Blue Toon squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 23 OctEast Stirling1 - 2PeterheadSCD3
2004/2005Tue 10 AugPeterhead3-2East StirlingSLC
2004/2005Sat 07 AugPeterhead5 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2003/2004Sat 10 AprEast Stirling0 - 3PeterheadSCD3
2003/2004Sat 24 JanPeterhead6 - 0East StirlingSCD3
2003/2004Sat 29 NovEast Stirling1 - 3PeterheadSCD3
2003/2004Sat 20 SepPeterhead2 - 0East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Peterhead are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Blue Toon have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 7.

In complete contrast to Peterhead, East Stirling are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Shire have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterhead are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Three, and have accumulated 44 points from the 17 games they have played so far. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 8 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Peterhead631215710
East Stirling6132686

FootyMad's prediction ...

Peterhead may be coming up against a decent side in East Stirling, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Blue Toon. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Peterhead Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
East Stirling Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.