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Stranraer are ready to welcome East Stirlingshire to Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Blues are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 11 of the 48 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stair Park was more than three years back, in February 2004, with Stranraer annihilating their visitors 7-1 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | East Stirling | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 24 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Stranraer | 7-1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | East Stirling | 1 - 4 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Stranraer | 4 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Mon 27 Dec | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While The Blues have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of East Stirling however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 13 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 22 points from 13 games. East Stirling lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 16 from their 12 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 8 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Stranraer's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 3 successive away victories. 14 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |