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Arbroath prepare to entertain East Fife at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Red Lichties are clearly on top, winning 54.72% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gayfield Park was earlier this season, the Red Lichties carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Fri 07 Oct | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Arbroath | 1-0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | East Fife | 1 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Dec | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Arbroath | SLGC |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Red Lichties have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 6.
In complete contrast to Arbroath, East Fife are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Fifers have hit 9 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Three, picking up 29 points from their 23 games so far. East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 29 points from their 25 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arbroath may be coming up against a decent side in East Fife, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Red Lichties. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 11 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |