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East Fife travel to take on Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Fifers have won 7 of the 33 games compared to the host's 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Airdrie Utd. was back in February 1997, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | East Fife | 3 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Sep | East Fife | 0 - 2 | Airdrie Utd. | SLC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 03 May | East Fife | 0 - 0 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Feb | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 26 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 4 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 24 Aug | Airdrie Utd. | 0 - 0 | East Fife | SCD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 30 Nov | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Diamonds in those games, with 7 conceded.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Fifers have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Airdrie Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 19 points from 11 games. East Fife are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 19 points from the 11 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Airdrie Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | 7 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |