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East Fife prepare to entertain Dumbarton at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 40 and lost only 12 of the 63 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | East Fife | 0-1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Dumbarton | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Mar | Dumbarton | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Fifers have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Sons, and 5 goals against.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 22 points from their 19 games played so far, Dumbarton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 25 from their 18 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Bayview Stadium for the Fifers and the Madmen are unable to see past Dumbarton claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dumbarton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |