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Montrose prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gable Endies are clearly on top, winning 53.97% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Mar | Montrose | 4-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Montrose | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Montrose | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of East Stirling is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Shire have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 39 points from 31 games. East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 22 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Gable Endies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Stirling. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | Won 3 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| East Stirling | Not won in previous 10 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |