FM Preview: Livingston v East Stirlingshire 01 May 2010

History of the Livingston v East Stirlingshire fixture

Livingston prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Almondvale Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Almondvale Stadium was earlier this season, with Livingston running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010	Tue 09 Mar	Livingston	2-0	East Stirling	SCD3
2009/2010	Sat 20 Feb	East Stirling	0 - 2	Livingston	SCD3
2009/2010	Wed 30 Sep	East Stirling	3 - 1	Livingston	SCD3
2008/2009	Sat 29 Nov	East Stirling	2 - 1	Livingston	SFAC
2008/2009	Wed 06 Aug	East Stirling	1 - 2	Livingston	SLGC
1995/1996	Sat 30 Mar	Livingston	1 - 1	East Stirling	SCD3
1995/1996	Sat 17 Feb	East Stirling	0 - 3	Livingston	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Livingston have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Livi in those games, with 4 conceded.

In complete contrast to Livingston, East Stirling are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Livingston are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 35 games giving them a return of 75 points. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 61 points from 35 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Livingston	6	3	2	1	11	4	11
East Stirling	6	3	2	1	12	10	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

Livingston may be coming up against a decent side in East Stirling, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Livi. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Livingston	Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
East Stirling	5 games since last defeat.