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East Fife pack their bags to visit Peterhead at Balmoor Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 9 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.
The previous match played between the two at Balmoor Stadium was more than three years back, in January 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 Aug | East Fife | 0 - 2 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Peterhead | SFAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Peterhead | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Peterhead | 0 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | East Fife | 0 - 2 | Peterhead | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Peterhead | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Peterhead | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SFAC |
Recent respective form guides
Peterhead have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Blue Toon, with 5 goals against.
The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Fifers, and 10 goals against.
Peterhead's total of 15 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Two. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 12 from their 9 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterhead | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Fifers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Peterhead, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterhead | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Undefeated in last 15 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |