FM Preview: East Fife v Albion Rovers 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Albion Rovers fixture

East Fife are ready to welcome Albion Rovers to Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, winning 54.10% of the games played between the two.

The previous match played between the two at Bayview Stadium was more than three years back, in March 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2007/2008 Sat 06 Oct East Fife 4 - 0 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2006/2007 Sat 21 Apr East Fife 1 - 3 Albion Rvs. Scottish Division Three
2006/2007 Sat 24 Feb Albion Rvs. 0 - 3 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

East Fife have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 10 conceded.

Albion Rovers have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Wee Rovers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 19 points from their 15 games so far.

Albion Rovers's total of 21 points from their 16 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 3 0 3 12 10 9
Albion Rovers 6 3 1 2 17 14 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Fifers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 11 .
Albion Rovers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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