FM Preview: Brechin City v East Fife 09 Apr 2011

Last updated : 08 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Brechin City v East Fife fixture

East Fife face a trip to Brechin City at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 56 games played, Fifers have recorded 15 wins, and Brechin City have come away with 25 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, the The City carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb East Fife 0 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct East Fife 1 - 3 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 24 Jul East Fife 4 - 3 Brechin City Scottish Challenge Cup
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Brechin City 1-0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Tue 30 Mar East Fife 2 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Brechin City 3 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 08 Aug East Fife 2 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Brechin City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the The City, with 10 goals against.

The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Fifers, and 7 goals against.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 50 points from 29 games.

East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 38 from their 30 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Brechin City 6 2 2 2 12 7 8
East Fife 6 2 2 2 11 11 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for East Fife on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Brechin City. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Brechin City 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
East Fife Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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