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East Fife face a trip to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Fifers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 20 Jan | East Fife | 2 - 2 | Hamilton | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 15 Jan | Hamilton | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SFAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Hamilton | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 4 | Hamilton | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Hamilton | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Hamilton | SCD3 |
| 1947/1948 | Sat 30 Dec | Hamilton | 2 - 2 | East Fife | SC-B |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Fifers, and 7 goals against.
Hamilton's 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. East Fife are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 12 points from the 6 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Hamilton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game in which both sides are showing indifferent form, so the Madmen are expecting the Fifers to come away from it with a creditable draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| East Fife | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |