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East Fife prepare to entertain Ayr United at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 26 games played, Fifers have recorded 12 wins, and Ayr Utd. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was just last season, in March 2009, with Ayr Utd. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | East Fife | 0-1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Fife | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 19 goals for the Fifers, with 9 goals against.
In complete contrast to East Fife, Ayr Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Honest Men have hit 9 goals, 14 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 7 points from their 5 games so far. Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife may be coming up against a decent side in Ayr Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Fifers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |