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East Fife face a trip to Montrose at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 57 games played, Fifers have recorded 23 wins, and Montrose have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | East Fife | 3 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Montrose | 2 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 27 Dec | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Montrose | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Montrose | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Fifers have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 16 points from their 17 games played so far, East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 26 from their 17 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for East Fife on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Montrose. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |