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East Fife face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 58 games played, Fifers have recorded 23 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | East Fife | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | East Fife | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Shire's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
East Stirling lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 12 points from their 9 games so far. East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 9 games giving them a return of 22 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 |
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 East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |