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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 less than a year ago, in April 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Arbroath | 1 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the The Red Lichties in those games, with 10 conceded.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Fifers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 0 points from their 1 games so far. East Fife are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Arbroath. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |