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East Fife face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 42 games played, Fifers have recorded 14 wins, and Stirling Alb. have come away with 21 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Stirling Alb. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Feb | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stirling Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Fifers have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stirling Alb. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 10 points from 5 games. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 7 from their 5 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Binos, as the Fifers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stirling Alb. | 5 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |