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East Fife travel to take on Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr 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 taste defeat on 14 occasions, and draw 9, from the 24 games played.
The last time the two teams met at Ayr Utd. was more than a decade ago, in April 1996, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Fife | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 01 Jul | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD1 |
| 1985/1986 | Mon 01 Jul | East Fife | 0 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Honest Men in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 28 points from 14 games. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 19 from their 14 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Fifers to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see East Fife take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |