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East Fife face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, Fifers have recorded 21 wins, and Arbroath have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Red Lichties in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Mar | East Fife | 3 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Wed 27 Jan | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 22 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | East Fife | 0 - 0 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Arbroath | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Arbroath | SFAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | East Fife | 3 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Fifers have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 39 points from 35 matches. East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 40 points from their 35 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Red Lichties, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| East Fife | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |