History of the Montrose v East Stirlingshire fixture
Montrose prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Links Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gable Endies are clearly on top, winning 57.14% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Montrose running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/2012 | Sat 21 Apr | Montrose | 3-1 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 21 Jan | East Stirling | 3 - 1 | Montrose | Scottish Division Three |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 05 Nov | Montrose | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 06 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | Montrose | Scottish Division Three |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Apr | Montrose | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
| 2010/2011 | Tue 22 Mar | Montrose | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | Scottish Division Three |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 05 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Montrose | Scottish Division Three |
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Recent respective form guides
Montrose have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The away form of East Stirlingshire is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Shire have hit 5 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 6 matches.
East Stirlingshire see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 6 points from their 6 games played so far,
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| East Stirlingshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Gable Endies. No-score draw
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Montrose | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Stirlingshire | 11 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 19 outings ago. |
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