Match Report
Gala Fairydean Rovers, 12th with 42 points, sat 24 points above East Stirlingshire (18th, 18). On the form table East Stirlingshire stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Per game in the league, East Stirlingshire were scoring 1.41 and conceding 2.76, Gala Fairydean Rovers 1.53 and 1.91, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
East Stirlingshire entered with nine losses in a row. Gala Fairydean Rovers had lost four in a row.
Across 5 recorded meetings, East Stirlingshire have 3 wins to Gala Fairydean Rovers's 2, with 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
Ochilview Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
East Stirlingshire: Callum Tapping (47'), Lucas McRoberts (13') · Gala Fairydean Rovers: Jamie McMurdo (25')