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East Fife prepare to entertain Elgin City at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 8 games played, Fifers have recorded 4 wins, and Elgin City have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Elgin City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | East Fife | 1-2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | East Fife | 5 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the City have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife's total of 29 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 18 points from their 18 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
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 Elgin City. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Elgin City | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |