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Stranraer face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, The Blues have recorded 11 wins, and East Fife have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, 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 10 Nov | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | East Fife | 3 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Stranraer | 1 - 0 | East Fife | S23P |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 02 May | East Fife | 4 - 1 | Stranraer | S23P |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Stranraer | SLGC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | East Fife | 0 - 3 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Stranraer | 2 - 3 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Fifers, with 4 goals against.
Stranraer's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the The Blues pummel 15 goals, and let in 7.
East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 18 games giving them a return of 43 points. Stranraer are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 31 points from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Stranraer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stranraer are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 23 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Stranraer | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |