FM Preview: East Fife v Brechin City 17 Sep 2011

Last updated : 16 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Brechin City fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain Brechin City at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 13 of the 62 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 19 Apr Brechin City 2 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Brechin City 1 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb East Fife 0-0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct East Fife 1 - 3 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 24 Jul East Fife 4 - 3 Brechin City Scottish Challenge Cup
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Brechin City 1 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Tue 30 Mar East Fife 2 - 0 Brechin City Scottish Division Two

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

Recent respective form guides

East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. While Fifers have scored 9, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the City, and 12 goals against.

East Fife find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 3 points.

Brechin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 7 from their 5 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 2 0 4 7 17 6
Brechin City 6 2 1 3 10 12 7

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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 Brechin City claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Brechin City No sequences of note

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