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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 9 games played, City have recorded 3 wins, and East Fife have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, 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 04 Feb | Elgin City | 5 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Elgin City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The City's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 39 points from their 31 games played so far, Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 43 from their 31 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 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Elgin City are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Won 3 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Elgin City | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |