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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.
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| 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 have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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's total of 29 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Bells Scottish Division Three. Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 18 points from their 18 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the City have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Elgin City | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |