| This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Stirlingshire and Cowdenbeath at 15:00 on Saturday, 8th August 2009 in the Scottish Division Three. |
History of the East Stirlingshire v Cowdenbeath fixture
Cowdenbeath face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 83 games played, Blue Brazil have recorded 30 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 35 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Cowdenbeath inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Shire in a Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 3&4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | | 2008/2009 | Sat 16 May | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 1 | East Stirling | S23P | | 2008/2009 | Wed 13 May | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | S23P | | 2008/2009 | Sat 09 May | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 | | 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Cowdenbeath | 2 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 | | 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While The Shire have scored 7, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
Cowdenbeath's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blue Brazil's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with East Stirling, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: |
| East Stirling |
Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
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| Cowdenbeath |
Undefeated in last 4 away games.
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