The game between East Stirlingshire and Berwick Rangers in the Scottish Division Three on Saturday, 18th October 2008 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Berwick Rgrs. face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 23 of the 55 previous games, with the hosts winning just 19.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 Aug | Berwick Rgrs. | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Shire have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Berwick Rgrs. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Borderers have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 8 points from 9 matches. Berwick Rgrs. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 9 points from their 9 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Berwick Rgrs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shire, as the Borderers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 9 games since last home draw. |
| Berwick Rgrs. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. |
