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East Fife prepare to entertain Dumbarton at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 40 and lost only 13 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Dumbarton inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Apr | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Feb | East Fife | 2-3 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Dumbarton | 0 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 10 conceded.
Dumbarton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sons have hit 7 goals, 15 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 4 points from their 3 games so far. Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Dumbarton is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Fifers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Dumbarton | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |