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East Fife face a trip to Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 16 of the 47 previous games, with the hosts winning just 14.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 4 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Cowdenbeath | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Cowdenbeath | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 31 Jul | East Fife | 0 - 0 | Cowdenbeath | SCC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Apr | Cowdenbeath | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Cowdenbeath have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Blue Brazil in those games, with 8 conceded.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Fifers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 24 points from 12 games. East Fife's total of 20 points from their 12 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cowdenbeath | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 15 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Cowdenbeath may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cowdenbeath | Won 3 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| East Fife | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |