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East Fife face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Fifers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 16 occasions, and draw 9, from the 26 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2009, with Ayr Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 18 Sep | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Fife | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Fifers have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 18 games. East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Honest Men, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | No win in the 2 most recent games. |