FM Preview: Stenhousemuir v East Fife 28 Jan 2012

Last updated : 27 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stenhousemuir v East Fife fixture

East Fife face a trip to Stenhousemuir at Ochilview Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 73 games played, Fifers have recorded 26 wins, and Stenhousemuir have come away with 31 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Warriors carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec East Fife 6 - 0 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Stenhousemuir 1 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 24 Apr East Fife 1 - 1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Stenhousemuir have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Warriors, with 6 goals against.

East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Fifers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stenhousemuir are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 28 points from 19 games.

East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 26 from their 19 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stenhousemuir 6 1 1 4 7 17 4
East Fife 6 2 1 3 6 11 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

East Fife are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Stenhousemuir. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stenhousemuir Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
East Fife 10 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.

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