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East Fife face a trip to East Stirlingshire at Firs Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 59 games played, Fifers have recorded 24 wins, and East Stirling have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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 02 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 04 Aug | East Fife | 3 - 1 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | East Stirling | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | East Fife | 0 - 2 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | East Stirling | 0 - 4 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | East Fife | 5 - 0 | East Stirling | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Stirlingshire's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Shire's have scored 11 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.
The away form of East Fife however, is much more impressive, seeing them pick up six wins out of six. The Fifers have put away 13 chances in these games, a let in just 2.
East Stirling find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 27 games have yielded only 23 points. East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 29 games giving them a return of 71 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Stirling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| East Fife | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to East Stirling. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Stirling | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 8 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| East Fife | 6 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |