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East Fife prepare to entertain East Stirlingshire at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 6 of the 55 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, with East Fife annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | East Fife | 5-0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | East Stirling | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | East Stirling | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | East Fife | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | East Stirling | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
East Stirling have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Shire have hit 5 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 20 games giving them a return of 38 points. East Stirling are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| East Stirling | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Fifers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Stirling. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Stirling | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |