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East Fife face a trip to Brechin City at Glebe Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 54 games played, Fifers have recorded 15 wins, and Brechin City have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, the The City carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Brechin City | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Dec | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Brechin City | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | East Fife | 0 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 06 Aug | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Brechin City | SLGC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 26 Jul | Brechin City | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
Brechin City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The City, with 5 goals against.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Fifers have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 15 points from 8 games. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 11 from their 9 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brechin City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The City, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brechin City | Won 5 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 24 . |
| East Fife | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |