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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 6 of the 12 previous games, with the City winning just 4.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was less than a year ago, in October 2006, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the City in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | East Fife | 3 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Oct | Elgin City | 2-3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | East Fife | 0 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Elgin City | 5 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 07 Jan | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While City have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
East Fife's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Fifers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 15 goals for and 14 against.
Elgin City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 0 points from 2 matches. East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the City at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Fifers come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| East Fife | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 21 outings ago. |