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East Fife prepare to entertain Stranraer at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Fifers are clearly on top, winning 51.22% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2008, the Fifers carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | East Fife | 2-1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Fifers have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Stranraer is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Blues have hit 4 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 12 points from their 8 games so far. Stranraer are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Fifers to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Stranraer | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |