FM Preview: East Fife v Brechin City 16 Oct 2010

Last updated : 15 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Fife v Brechin City fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain Brechin City at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 12 of the 60 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, as the Fifers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 24 JulEast Fife4-3Brechin CitySCC
2009/2010Sat 17 AprBrechin City1 - 0East FifeSCD2
2009/2010Tue 30 MarEast Fife2 - 0Brechin CitySCD2
2009/2010Sat 17 OctBrechin City3 - 2East FifeSCD2
2009/2010Sat 08 AugEast Fife2 - 0Brechin CitySCD2
2008/2009Sat 28 FebBrechin City2 - 1East FifeSCD2
2008/2009Sat 27 DecEast Fife2 - 1Brechin CitySCD2

Recent respective form guides

East Fife have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 20 goals for the Fifers, with 11 goals against.

The The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The City, and 10 goals against.

East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far, Brechin City are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 8 games giving them a return of 15 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Fife612312135
Brechin City6312121010

FootyMad's prediction ...

East Fife are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Brechin City will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
East Fife 5 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Brechin City Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.