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Cowdenbeath pack their bags to visit East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 80 games played, Blue Brazil have recorded 27 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 35 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Firs Park was within the last three years, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, The Shire have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 6.
Cowdenbeath have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Blue Brazil's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
East Stirling's total of 27 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 28 points from 15 games.
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 16 |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Shire. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Won 7 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cowdenbeath | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |