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East Fife face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Fifers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 16 occasions, and draw 9, from the 26 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2009, with Ayr Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 18 Sep | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Fife | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Honest Men have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
In complete contrast to Ayr Utd., East Fife are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Fifers have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 23 points from 13 games. East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 13 points from their 13 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Honest Men, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 10 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |