FM Preview: East Fife v Stenhousemuir 22 Dec 2012

Last updated : 21 December 2012 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, winning 54.67% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2012, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr East Fife 1 - 1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Stenhousemuir 0 - 2 East Fife 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's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Stenhousemuir's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Warriors have hit 17 goals, 20 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 17 points from their 15 games played so far,

Stenhousemuir lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 19 from their 15 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 3 0 3 9 10 9
Stenhousemuir 6 2 1 3 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 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 14 .
Stenhousemuir Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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