FM Preview: Cowdenbeath v East Fife 10 Sep 2011

Last updated : 09 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Cowdenbeath v East Fife fixture

East Fife face a trip to Cowdenbeath at Central Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 51 games played, Fifers have recorded 16 wins, and Cowdenbeath have come away with 18 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2010, with Cowdenbeath annihilating their visitors 6-2 in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Sat 06 Mar Cowdenbeath 6-2 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 16 Jan East Fife 2 - 2 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Cowdenbeath 2 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug East Fife 1 - 1 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division Two
2005/2006 Tue 21 Mar Cowdenbeath 4 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Three
2005/2006 Mon 02 Jan East Fife 2 - 1 Cowdenbeath Scottish Division Three
2005/2006 Sat 05 Nov Cowdenbeath 3 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Three

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

Recent respective form guides

Cowdenbeath have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Fifers, and 12 goals against.

Cowdenbeath are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 4 games.

East Fife find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 3 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Cowdenbeath 6 2 2 2 14 11 8
East Fife 6 3 0 3 7 14 9

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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 Cowdenbeath. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Cowdenbeath Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
East Fife Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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