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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 13 games played, City have recorded 4 wins, and East Fife have come away with 6 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Elgin City | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 4 conceded.
The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The City's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 26 games giving them a return of 64 points. Elgin City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, picking up 31 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| Elgin City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Fifers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 27 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 15 . |
| Elgin City | 4 games since last defeat. |