FM Preview: East Fife v Stirling Albion 22 Oct 2011

Last updated : 21 October 2011 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 48 games played, Binos have recorded 15 wins, and East Fife have come away with 23 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2010, with East Fife running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Stirling Alb. 3 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2008/2009 Sat 02 May East Fife 0 - 3 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

East Fife have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While Fifers have scored 10, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Stirling Albion is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Binos have hit 8 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 9 matches.

Stirling Albion's total of 12 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Two.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 2 2 2 14 12 8
Stirling Albion 6 1 2 3 8 13 5

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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 Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Stirling Albion Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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