FM Preview: Stranraer v East Fife 29 Sep 2012

Last updated : 28 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stranraer v East Fife fixture

Stranraer are ready to welcome East Fife to Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 47 games played, Blues have recorded 18 wins, and East Fife have come away with 16 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Stair Park was more than three years back, in May 2009, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Blues in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2008/2009 Sat 09 May Stranraer 0-1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 21 Mar East Fife 4 - 0 Stranraer Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 20 Dec Stranraer 0 - 4 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 04 Oct East Fife 1 - 2 Stranraer Scottish Division Two
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Stranraer 0 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Wed 02 Jan East Fife 2 - 1 Stranraer Scottish Division Three
2007/2008 Sat 10 Nov Stranraer 0 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Stranraer are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Blues have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Fifers have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stranraer are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 6 matches.

East Fife find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 6 games have yielded only 2 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stranraer 6 1 2 3 5 11 5
East Fife 6 0 1 5 4 12 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Stranraer are not exactly setting the world alight at Stair Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past East Fife in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stranraer Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
East Fife Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 8 most recent games.

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