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East Fife prepare to entertain Peterhead at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having tasted the bitter pill of defeat in 8 of the 11 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Peterhead | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Peterhead | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | East Fife | 0-3 | Peterhead | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Peterhead | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Fifers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Peterhead have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Blue Toon have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 14 points from their 12 games played so far, Peterhead lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 18 from their 12 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Peterhead | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Fifers, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Peterhead | 7 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |