Football League - Lowland League · Scotland
East Stirlingshire vs Broxburn Athletic Prediction
Match prediction
The existing model leans toward Broxburn Athletic as the winner, though its own probabilities are unusually cautious at 50% draw and 50% away with 0% for an East Stirlingshire win, so the advice is better read as a relative lean than a confident call. That lean is reinforced by the comparison metrics, where Broxburn dominate form (77 versus 23), attack (62 versus 38), defence (61 versus 39), Poisson (80 versus 20), goals (83 versus 17) and the overall total (72.6 versus 27.4), while the head-to-head split of 100 to 0 is the most extreme input of all. The team records tell a consistent story: Broxburn have six wins, one draw and one loss from eight games with five clean sheets, whereas East Stirlingshire have three wins, one draw and five losses from nine and have failed to score three times. Broxburn's goal analysis supports that edge defensively, conceding only 0.9 per game against East Stirlingshire's 2.1, and their 5-0 under-2.5 count in seven of eight matches suggests they tend to control games without needing high totals. East Stirlingshire's recent form is the clearest counterweight to the advice, since their last five produced a single win plus four defeats, including 0-2 losses away to Bo'ness United and Cowdenbeath and a 0-3 home loss to Tranent Juniors. Broxburn's last five are only slightly better in raw results, with three wins, one draw and a heavy 0-4 home defeat to Linlithgow Rose, which is a reminder that their strong aggregate profile still contains a notable blowout loss. The head-to-head record is the strongest single support for the away lean, as Broxburn won the most recent meeting 3-0 away at East Stirlingshire and also won 6-1 away in December 2024, although East Stirlingshire's 4-2 win at Albyn Park in September 2025 shows the fixture has not been one-sided. Because the head-to-head sample spans 2019 to 2025 and includes a friendly and an FA Cup tie, it should be treated as suggestive rather than decisive, and the 50% draw probability implies the model sees a real chance the match does not separate the teams. Overall, the evidence coheres around Broxburn being the stronger side on form, defence and recent head-to-head results, but the modest probability split and East Stirlingshire's occasional wins in this matchup mean the existing advice carries clear uncertainty.
- Predicted winner
- Broxburn Athletic
- Betting advice
- Winner : Broxburn Athletic
- Home win probability
- 0%
- Draw probability
- 50%
- Away win probability
- 50%
- Goals market
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Prediction comparison
| Factor | East Stirlingshire | Broxburn Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Form | 23.0% | 77.0% |
| Attack | 38.0% | 62.0% |
| Defence | 39.0% | 61.0% |
| Poisson | 20.0% | 80.0% |
| H2h | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Goals | 17.0% | 83.0% |
| Total | 27.4% | 72.6% |
Team form and goal analysis
East Stirlingshire
Recent form: WDWLLWLLL.
Average goals scored: 1.40 per match.
Broxburn Athletic
Recent form: WWWWDWWL.
Average goals scored: 1.60 per match.
Head-to-head record
- East Stirlingshire 0–3 Broxburn Athletic (27 Dec 2025)
- Broxburn Athletic 4–2 East Stirlingshire (06 Sep 2025)
- East Stirlingshire 1–6 Broxburn Athletic (14 Dec 2024)
- Broxburn Athletic 5–0 East Stirlingshire (05 Oct 2024)
- Broxburn Athletic 2–1 East Stirlingshire (06 Jul 2021)


