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Annan Ath. face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Black and Golds lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between East Stirling and Annan Ath. at was earlier this season, the The Shire carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Annan Ath. | 4 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 12 Nov | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Annan Ath. | 2 - 1 | East Stirling | 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. While The Shire have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Annan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 51 points from 31 games. Annan Ath.'s total of 48 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Annan Ath. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Black and Golds has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | 23 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 19 . |
| Annan Ath. | 5 games since last away draw. 7 games since last defeat. |