FM Preview: East Fife v Albion Rovers 01 Sep 2012

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Albion Rovers fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain Albion Rovers at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, winning 55.07% 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 April 2012, with Albion Rovers inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 14 Apr East Fife 1-2 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 11 Feb Albion Rvs. 1 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Tue 24 Jan East Fife 2 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Albion Rvs. 0 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 26 Apr Albion Rvs. 2 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Sat 08 Mar East Fife 0 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Sat 29 Dec Albion Rvs. 1 - 4 East Fife Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

East Fife's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Fifers have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Albion Rovers is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Wee Rovers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.

East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 2 points from their 3 games played so far,

Albion Rovers find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 1 2 3 4 11 5
Albion Rovers 6 1 0 5 3 10 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Bayview Stadium for the Fifers and the Madmen are unable to see past Albion Rovers claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Albion Rovers Lost each of the previous 7 away matches.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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