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East Fife face a trip to Stranraer at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Fifers have recorded 11 wins, and Stranraer have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2007, the The Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in an Scottish League Play-Offs (Lvls 3&4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | East Fife | 3 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | East Fife | S23P |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 02 May | East Fife | 4 - 1 | Stranraer | S23P |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Stranraer | SLGC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Stranraer | 2 - 3 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 22 Nov | East Fife | 2 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Fifers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Fifers, and 5 goals against.
Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 21 points from 11 games. East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 11 games giving them a return of 28 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| East Fife | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
East Fife are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Stranraer. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| East Fife | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |