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Stranraer prepare to entertain East Fife at Stair Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 39 games played, The Blues have recorded 15 wins, and East Fife have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stair Park was earlier this season, where East Fife annihilated the The Blues 0-4 in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | East Fife | 4 - 0 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Stranraer | 0-4 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Stranraer | SCD2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Stranraer | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | East Fife | 3 - 1 | Stranraer | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Stranraer's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While The Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Fifers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Stranraer find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 16 points. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 41 from their 35 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stranraer | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Stranraer at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the The Blues will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stranraer | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 15 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |