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Livingston play host to East Stirlingshire at Almondvale Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 7 of the 17 previous games, with the Livi winning just 6.
The last time the two teams met at Livingston was more than a decade ago, in March 1996, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 11 Nov | Livingston | 1 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | Livingston | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Livingston have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Livi, with 4 goals against.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the The Shire have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Livingston are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 16 games giving them a return of 34 points. East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 32 points from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Livingston | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 15 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Livi are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Livingston | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| East Stirling | 11 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |