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Arbroath face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 56 games played, The Red Lichties have recorded 21 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Arbroath | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Shire have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 0 of their own chances.
Arbroath's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Red Lichties, and 4 goals against.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 27 games have yielded only 21 points. Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 52 points from 27 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Red Lichties have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Firs Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Arbroath | 3 successive away victories. 12 games since last away draw. 10 games since last defeat. |