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Cowdenbeath prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Central Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blue Brazil are clearly on top, having won 46 and lost only 20 of the 84 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Central Park was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 0-0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Cowdenbeath | 4 - 1 | East Stirling | SLGC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 04 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Cowdenbeath | 5 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | East Stirling | 0 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Blue Brazil in those games, with 2 conceded.
East Stirling's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Shire, and 12 goals against.
Cowdenbeath are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 28 games giving them a return of 52 points. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 45 points from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cowdenbeath are starting to turn Central Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| East Stirling | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 17 outings ago. |