FM Preview: East Fife v Stenhousemuir 07 Dec 2013

Last updated : 06 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Stenhousemuir fixture

Stenhousemuir face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Warriors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half 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 April 2013, with Stenhousemuir inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2013/2014 Sat 05 Oct Stenhousemuir 1 - 1 East Fife Scottish League One
2012/2013 Sat 13 Apr East Fife 1-2 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 16 Feb Stenhousemuir 2 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 22 Dec East Fife 3 - 2 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 06 Oct Stenhousemuir 3 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 31 Mar East Fife 1 - 1 Stenhousemuir Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 28 Jan Stenhousemuir 1 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

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 6, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

Stenhousemuir's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Warriors have hit 13 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish League One with a return of just 11 points from their 14 games thus far.

Stenhousemuir are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish League One with a return of just 21 points from their 14 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 1 2 3 6 15 5
Stenhousemuir 6 3 2 1 17 13 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Warriors has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to East Fife. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir 5 games since last defeat.

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