FootyMAD's Elgin City match preview

History of the Elgin City v East Fife fixture

East Fife face a trip to Elgin City at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 4 of the 9 previous games, with the hosts winning just 3.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the City in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 07 Jan	East Fife	1 - 2	Elgin City	SCD3
2005/2006	Sat 01 Oct	Elgin City	1 - 2	East Fife	SCD3
2004/2005	Sat 09 Apr	East Fife	1 - 2	Elgin City	SCD3
2004/2005	Sat 26 Mar	East Fife	2 - 0	Elgin City	SCD3
2004/2005	Sat 12 Feb	Elgin City	2 - 1	East Fife	SCD3
2004/2005	Sat 02 Oct	Elgin City	2 - 1	East Fife	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 05 Apr	East Fife	5 - 0	Elgin City	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Elgin City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Fifers have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far, East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 29 from their 23 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Elgin City	6	4	1	1	9	5	13
East Fife	6	1	0	5	7	14	3

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the City, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Elgin City	4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
East Fife	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.