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East Fife prepare to entertain Forfar Athletic at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 14 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was just last season, in July 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 25 Jul | East Fife | 0-2 | Forfar Ath. | SCC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | East Fife | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | East Fife | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 14 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 17 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 11 conceded.
Forfar Ath. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Loons have hit 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 9 points from their 9 games played so far, Forfar Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 13 from their 9 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Forfar Ath. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |