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East Fife travel to take on Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Fifers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Arbroath was just over four years ago, in December 1998, the Red Lichties carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SLC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 04 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 29 Dec | Arbroath | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Red Lichties have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Fifers, and 7 goals against.
Arbroath are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 7 points from their 8 games thus far. East Fife are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 16 points from the 8 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Fifers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Arbroath. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |