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Elgin City face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, City have recorded 2 wins, and East Fife have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Elgin City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Mar | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Elgin City | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | East Fife | 5 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Elgin City | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
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 Fifers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Elgin City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the City have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 23 points from their 16 games so far. Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 15 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Elgin City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Bayview Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Elgin City | 6 games since last away draw. |