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East Fife face a trip to Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The Red Lichties in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | East Fife | 0 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Arbroath | 2 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Arbroath | 1 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Arbroath | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Apr | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
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. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Red Lichties in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of East Fife however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Fifers, and 5 goals against.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 28 points from their 19 games so far. East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 22 games giving them a return of 55 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 |
| East Fife | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Arbroath. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| East Fife | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |