FM Preview: Stirling Albion v East Fife 06 Aug 2011

Last updated : 05 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v East Fife fixture

East Fife face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Fifers have recorded 14 wins, and Stirling Albion have come away with 22 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2010, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 10 Aug East Fife 3 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Challenge Cup
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar East Fife 0 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Stirling Alb. 3-3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 14 Nov East Fife 1 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Stirling Alb. 3 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 02 May East Fife 0 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 28 Mar Stirling Alb. 2 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Binos have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

East Fife's away form is none too clever either, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Fifers pummel 17 goals, and let in 7.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 2 0 4 8 13 6
East Fife 6 5 1 0 18 7 16

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although East Fife have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Stirling Albion. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
East Fife Undefeated in last 6 away games.
11 games since last defeat.

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