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Arbroath prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Red Lichties are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 6 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gayfield Park was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the The Red Lichties carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Arbroath | 2-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Shire have conceded 17 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Arbroath's total of 22 points from their 13 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arbroath are not exactly setting the world alight at Gayfield Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Stirling in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| East Stirling | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 13 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |