FootyMAD's East Stirlingshire match preview

Last updated : 24 March 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton fixture

Dumbarton face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 39 and win only 14 of the 62 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Tue 18 DecDumbarton3 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2007/2008Tue 14 AugEast Stirling4 - 2DumbartonSCC
2007/2008Sat 11 AugEast Stirling3 - 2DumbartonSCD3
2006/2007Sat 21 AprEast Stirling1 - 5DumbartonSCD3
2006/2007Sat 24 FebDumbarton2 - 1East StirlingSCD3
2006/2007Sat 21 OctEast Stirling0 - 2DumbartonSCD3
2006/2007Sat 12 AugDumbarton2 - 0East StirlingSCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Stirlingshire's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While The Shire have scored 8, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sons have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 30 games have yielded only 23 points. Dumbarton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 30 points from their 29 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Stirling60065170
Dumbarton63216411

FootyMad's prediction ...

Dumbarton 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 Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 11 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 12 most recent games.
Dumbarton Not won in previous 3 away matches.