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East Fife play host to Alloa Athletic at Bayview Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 31 and lost only 11 of the 51 games.
The last time the two teams met at East Fife was just over four years ago, in February 1999, where Alloa annihilated the Fifers 0-4 in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 01 May | Alloa | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | East Fife | 0-4 | Alloa | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Oct | Alloa | 5 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 2 | Alloa | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 14 May | Alloa | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 18 Jan | Alloa | 2 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1923/1924 | Sat 30 Dec | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Alloa | SC2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Fifers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Alloa have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
East Fife are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 12 points from the 5 games they have played so far. Alloa find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 2 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Alloa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Fifers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Alloa. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Alloa | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |