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Arbroath 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 55 games played, The Red Lichties have recorded 20 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, where Arbroath annihilated the The Red Lichties 0 - 4 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Arbroath | 7 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | East Stirling | 3 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Arbroath | 3 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 01 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Arbroath however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The Red Lichties pummel 14 goals, and let in 7.
East Stirling see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 9 from their 6 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arbroath are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arbroath | Undefeated in last 3 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |