FM Preview: East Fife v Queen of the South 18 Aug 2012

Last updated : 17 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Queen of the South fixture

East Fife play host to Queen of the South at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, winning 54.93% of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at East Fife was back in August 2007, over five years ago, the Fifers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish League Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 04 Sep Queen o.t.S. 5 - 0 East Fife Scottish Challenge Cup
2007/2008 Wed 08 Aug East Fife 1-0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish League Cup
2003/2004 Sat 10 Jan East Fife 0 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish F.A. Cup
1998/1999 Sat 03 Apr Queen o.t.S. 2 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
1998/1999 Sun 17 Jan East Fife 0 - 1 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division Two
1998/1999 Sat 21 Nov Queen o.t.S. 0 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
1998/1999 Sun 27 Sep East Fife 2 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

East Fife's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Fifers have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Queen of the South's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Doonhamers have hit 7 goals, 10 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 1 points from their 1 games so far.

Queen of the South are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 1 games giving them a return of 3 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 1 1 4 4 14 4
Queen of the South 6 4 0 2 14 11 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Fifers at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Doonhamers come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Queen of the South 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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