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East Fife pack their bags to visit Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 64 games played, Fifers have recorded 26 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 28 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Station Park was within the last three years, in March 2008, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Loons in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Loons in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Fifers have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Forfar Ath.'s total of 7 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two. East Fife are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 7 points from 4 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Station Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |