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Arbroath pack their bags to visit East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Red Lichties will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Bayview Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2001, the Fifers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SLC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Oct | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 04 Aug | Arbroath | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Fifers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Arbroath is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Red Lichties have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 21 points from their 16 games played so far, Arbroath are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 16 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the Red Lichties have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arbroath | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |