FM Preview: East Fife v Stirling Albion 21 Apr 2012

Last updated : 20 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Stirling Albion fixture

Stirling Albion 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 49 games played, Binos have recorded 15 wins, and East Fife have come away with 24 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, the Fifers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan Stirling Alb. 0 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct East Fife 1-0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Stirling Alb. 1 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 10 Aug East Fife 3 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Challenge Cup
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar East Fife 0 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 23 Jan Stirling Alb. 3 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2009/2010 Sat 14 Nov East Fife 1 - 2 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two

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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 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Stirling Albion's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Binos have hit 10 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 45 points from their 33 games so far.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 33 games have yielded only 31 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 3 1 2 13 6 10
Stirling Albion 6 1 1 4 6 14 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the Binos have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Stirling Albion 9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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