FootyMAD's East Fife match preview

Last updated : 23 October 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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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 was was two seasons ago, in February 2008, with Stenhousemuir inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Three match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 15 AugStenhousemuir1 - 1East FifeSCD2
2008/2009Sat 10 JanStenhousemuir0 - 1East FifeSFAC
2007/2008Sat 12 AprStenhousemuir0 - 1East FifeSCD3
2007/2008Sat 09 FebEast Fife0 - 1StenhousemuirSCD3
2007/2008Sat 22 DecStenhousemuir2 - 1East FifeSCD3
2007/2008Sat 29 SepEast Fife7 - 0StenhousemuirSCD3
2006/2007Sat 14 AprStenhousemuir3 - 5East FifeSCD3

Recent respective form guides

East Fife are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

The away form of Stenhousemuir is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Warriors have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 11 points from their 10 games so far. Stenhousemuir are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 10 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Fife6123485
Stenhousemuir6114374

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the Warriors have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
East Fife Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Stenhousemuir Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 9 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.