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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 12 games played, City have recorded 4 wins, and East Fife have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with East Fife running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Elgin City | 2 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Fifers have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 5.
In complete contrast to East Fife, Elgin City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the City have hit 6 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 10 games giving them a return of 25 points. Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 14 from their 11 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 13 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 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 | 18 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Elgin City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |