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East Fife face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield 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 earlier this season, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Red Lichties in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SLC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 04 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Red Lichties have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
East Fife's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Fifers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Arbroath are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 24 points from their 22 games thus far. East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 23 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With East Fife only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Gayfield Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |