This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Berwick Rangers and East Stirlingshire at 15:00 on Saturday, 2nd August 2008 in the Scottish Division Three.
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Berwick Rgrs. prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Shielfield Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 54 games played, Borderers have recorded 26 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Shielfield Park was just last season, in January 2007, with Berwick Rgrs. running out comfortable 2-0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 3 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Berwick Rgrs. | 2-0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Berwick Rgrs. | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Berwick Rgrs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Berwick Rangers's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Borderers have scored 11, a worringly large 23 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Shire have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Berwick Rgrs. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 1 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Shielfield Park for the Borderers and the Madmen are unable to see past East Stirling claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Berwick Rgrs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 10 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
