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Annan Ath. prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Galabank on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 3 of the previous 4 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Galabank was earlier this season, the Black and Golds carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 31 Oct | East Stirling | 1 - 3 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Annan Ath. | 1-0 | East Stirling | SCC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Annan Ath. | 0 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | East Stirling | 1 - 1 | Annan Ath. | SCD3 |
| 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
Annan Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The The Shire have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The The Shire's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Annan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 24 points from their 21 games played so far, East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Annan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Annan Ath. are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with East Stirling running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Annan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| East Stirling | 3 successive away victories. 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 17 outings ago. |