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East Fife are ready to welcome Forfar Athletic to Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 33 and lost only 13 of the 59 games.
The previous match played between the two at Bayview Stadium was more than three years back, in May 2004, with East Fife running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 14 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | East Fife | 2-0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | East Fife | 3 - 3 | Forfar Ath. | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Forfar Ath. is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Loons have hit 4 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 4 games giving them a return of 12 points. Forfar Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 3 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Fifers being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Won 3 successive home games. 14 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 23 . |
| Forfar Ath. | Lost each of the previous 8 away matches. Not won in previous 21 away matches. Last drawn game 19 outings ago. |