FM Preview: East Fife v Airdrie United 13 Aug 2011

Last updated : 12 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Airdrie United fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain Airdrie United at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, winning 53.85% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2011, with Airdrie United inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Airdrie Utd. 2 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 08 Mar Airdrie Utd. 1 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 26 Feb East Fife 0-1 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug East Fife 3 - 3 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Wed 13 Aug East Fife 0 - 3 Airdrie Utd. Scottish Challenge Cup
2004/2005 Tue 10 Aug Airdrie Utd. 3 - 0 East Fife Scottish League Cup
2003/2004 Wed 31 Mar Airdrie Utd. 2 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

East Fife have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 8 conceded.

Airdrie United's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The The Diamonds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far,

Airdrie United are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 3 points from 1 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 4 1 1 15 6 13
Airdrie United 6 2 1 3 13 14 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from East Fife at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Fifers will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Airdrie United Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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