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East Fife face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Fifers having 23 wins against 27 losses.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in July 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Friendly Match match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 13 Jul | Forfar | 4 - 2 | East Fife | FR |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Forfar | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Forfar | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Forfar | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Forfar | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Forfar | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 16 Feb | Forfar | 2 - 4 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of East Fife however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Fifers pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.
Forfar are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 3 points from 1 games. East Fife are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 3 points from the 1 games they have 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 |
| Forfar | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| East Fife | Undefeated in last 14 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |