FM Preview: East Fife v Stenhousemuir 13 Apr 2013

Last updated : 12 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Stenhousemuir fixture

East Fife prepare to entertain Stenhousemuir at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 42 and lost only 18 of the 75 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, as the Fifers squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 16 Feb Stenhousemuir 2 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 22 Dec East Fife 3-2 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 06 Oct Stenhousemuir 3 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 31 Mar East Fife 1 - 1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan Stenhousemuir 1 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 03 Dec East Fife 1 - 3 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Stenhousemuir 2 - 1 East Fife 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. The Fifers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Stenhousemuir's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Warriors's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 29 matches.

Stenhousemuir see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 29 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 0 0 6 7 13 0
Stenhousemuir 6 1 4 1 10 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from East Fife at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Fifers will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Latest 7 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 10 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir Undefeated in last 3 away games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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