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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 38 games played, Fifers have recorded 13 wins, and Stranraer have come away with 15 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While The Blues have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
East Fife's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Fifers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 10 points. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 22 from their 17 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Fifers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Stranraer. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |