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Arbroath face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, Red Lichties have recorded 19 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Stirling running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Arbroath | 7 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | East Stirling | 3 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Arbroath | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 16 Aug | Arbroath | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 10 May | East Stirling | 3 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Shire have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
The away form of Arbroath is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Red Lichties have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 25 games have yielded only 18 points. Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 32 from their 24 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arbroath are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Firs Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Arbroath | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |