FM Preview: Clyde v East Stirlingshire 12 Mar 2011

Last updated : 11 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Clyde v East Stirlingshire fixture

Clyde prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Broadwood Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bully Wee are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 19 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Broadwood Stadium was earlier this season, with East Stirlingshire inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Bully Wee in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan East Stirling 2 - 0 Clyde Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Clyde 1-2 East Stirling Scottish Division Three
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep East Stirling 0 - 0 Clyde Scottish Division Three
1977/1978 Fri 01 Jul East Stirling 1 - 1 Clyde Scottish Division Two
1977/1978 Fri 01 Jul East Stirling 2 - 1 Clyde Scottish Division Two
1977/1978 Fri 01 Jul Clyde 2 - 2 East Stirling Scottish Division Two
1976/1977 Thu 01 Jul East Stirling 1 - 3 Clyde Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Clyde have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of East Stirlingshire is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Clyde find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 22 games have yielded only 13 points.

East Stirlingshire are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 25 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Clyde 6 2 0 4 9 13 6
East Stirlingshire 6 0 1 5 3 13 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Bully Wee to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Clyde 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
East Stirlingshire Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 9 most recent games.

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