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Elgin City prepare to entertain East Fife at Borough Briggs on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning 30.77 of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Borough Briggs was earlier this season, 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | East Fife | 4 - 0 | Elgin City | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Elgin City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the City, with 8 goals against.
East Fife's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Fifers pummel 12 goals, and let in 4.
Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 24 points from their 18 games so far. East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 19 games giving them a return of 46 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Elgin City are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of East Fife will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Elgin City | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| East Fife | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |