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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 less than a year ago, in January 2008, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 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 | Sat 19 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Red Lichties in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Fifers, and 12 goals against.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 4 points from their 3 games so far. East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 1 points from 3 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Undefeated in last 12 away games. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |