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East Fife face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, 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, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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 17 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Red Lichties, with 6 goals against.
East Fife's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Fifers pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Arbroath are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 70 points from 35 games. East Fife's total of 64 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three.
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| East Fife | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Fifers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| East Fife | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |