FootyMAD's Stranraer match preview

Last updated : 08 May 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Stranraer v East Fife fixture

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 39 games played, Fifers have recorded 14 wins, and Stranraer have come away with 15 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where East Fife annihilated the Fifers 0 - 4 in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 21 MarEast Fife4 - 0StranraerSCD2
2008/2009Sat 20 DecStranraer0 - 4East FifeSCD2
2008/2009Sat 04 OctEast Fife1 - 2StranraerSCD2
2007/2008Sat 01 MarStranraer0 - 2East FifeSCD3
2007/2008Wed 02 JanEast Fife2 - 1StranraerSCD3
2007/2008Sat 10 NovStranraer0 - 2East FifeSCD3
2007/2008Sat 25 AugEast Fife3 - 1StranraerSCD3

Recent respective form guides

Stranraer's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While The Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Fifers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 16 points. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 41 from their 35 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Stranraer61054133
East Fife60151121

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for East Fife on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Stranraer. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Stranraer Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 15 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
East Fife Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.