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Livingston face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Ochilview on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 9 of the 18 previous games, with the hosts winning just 8.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Stirling running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners 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
East Stirlingshire have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Shire in those games, with 6 conceded.
Livingston's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Those games have seen the Livi pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.
East Stirling are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 44 points from 20 games. Livingston are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 22 games giving them a return of 48 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| Livingston | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Livi to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Livingston take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Won 5 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Won their latest 8 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Livingston | Undefeated in last 9 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |