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Elgin City prepare to entertain East Fife at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 4 of the 9 previous games, with the City winning just 3.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the City 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 07 Jan | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the City in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Fifers have hit 7 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Elgin City see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 27 points from their 22 games played so far, East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 29 from their 23 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against East Fife is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the City in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |