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East Fife are ready to welcome Forfar Athletic to Bayview Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, having won 32 and lost only 12 of the 56 games.
The previous match played between the two at Bayview Stadium was more than three years back, in January 2000, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Forfar | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 13 Jul | Forfar | 4 - 2 | East Fife | FR |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Forfar | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | East Fife | 1-1 | Forfar | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Forfar | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Forfar | SCD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Forfar | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Loons have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Loons, and 10 goals against.
East Fife are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 19 points from the 9 games they have played so far. Forfar's 12 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Forfar | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Forfar is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Fifers in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 11 games since last home draw. |
| Forfar | Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |