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East Fife prepare to entertain Arbroath at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 54 games played, Fifers have recorded 27 wins, and Arbroath have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, the Fifers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | East Fife | 2-1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 07 Oct | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Fifers have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Arbroath however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Red Lichties, and 4 goals against.
East Fife are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 40 points from 24 games. Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 39 from their 22 games 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 |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that East Fife's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Arbroath. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Arbroath | 10 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |