FootyMAD's Stenhousemuir match preview

History of the East Fife v Stenhousemuir fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain Stenhousemuir at Bayview Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 37 and lost only 15 of the 62 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, where Stenhousemuir annihilated the Fifers 0-4 in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 17 Sep	Stenhousemuir	2 - 1	East Fife	SCD3
2005/2006	Sat 30 Jul	East Fife	0-4	Stenhousemuir	SCC
2004/2005	Sat 12 Mar	Stenhousemuir	1 - 2	East Fife	SCD3
2004/2005	Mon 03 Jan	East Fife	2 - 0	Stenhousemuir	SCD3
2004/2005	Sat 30 Oct	Stenhousemuir	5 - 2	East Fife	SCD3
2004/2005	Sat 28 Aug	East Fife	0 - 0	Stenhousemuir	SCD3
2003/2004	Sat 15 May	Stenhousemuir	0 - 1	East Fife	SCD2

Recent respective form guides

East Fife are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 5 conceded.

Stenhousemuir have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

East Fife's total of 20 points from their 13 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 29 points from 13 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
East Fife	6	2	2	2	8	10	8
Stenhousemuir	6	3	1	2	6	6	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Fifers are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
East Fife	Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir	5 games since last defeat.