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East Fife face a trip to Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park on Saturday evening, 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 earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Hamilton Ac. | 2 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 20 Jan | East Fife | 2 - 2 | Hamilton Ac. | SFAC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 15 Jan | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SFAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 4 | Hamilton Ac. | SCD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Hamilton Ac. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Hamilton Academical have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Accies in those games, with 9 conceded.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Hamilton Ac. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 29 points from 18 games. East Fife's 27 points from 20 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 |
| Hamilton Ac. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Hamilton Ac. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Hamilton Ac. | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| East Fife | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |