Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Berwick Rangers 10th on 46, East Stirlingshire 18th on 18. East Stirlingshire had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.41/2.76 for East Stirlingshire and 1.85/2.06 for Berwick Rangers (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.83.
East Stirlingshire arrived off eight straight defeats. Over the last five, East Stirlingshire had taken 0 of 15 points to Berwick Rangers's 6.
Across 6 recorded meetings, East Stirlingshire have 2 wins to Berwick Rangers's 3, with 1 draw, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Ochilview Park, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
East Stirlingshire: Joe Ellison (80') · Berwick Rangers: Ben McCrystal (56'), Michael Mbewe (50'), Michael Mbewe (74')