This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Forfar Athletic at 15:00 on Saturday, 14th November 2009 in the Scottish Division Three.
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Forfar Ath. face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Loons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2009, as the The Shire edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 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 24 Oct | Forfar Ath. | 4 - 2 | East Stirling | SFAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | East Stirling | 3 - 2 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 3 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Forfar Ath. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
East Stirling's total of 20 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Forfar Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 19 from their 12 games 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 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Loons has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Forfar Ath. | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
