This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between East Fife and Forfar Athletic at 15:00 on Saturday 8th May 2004 in the Scottish Division Two.
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Forfar Ath. face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Loons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 32 and win only 13 of the 58 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in an Scottish F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | East Fife | 3 - 3 | Forfar Ath. | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Forfar Ath. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SFAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | East Fife | 2 - 3 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 15 Jan | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Fifers have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Forfar Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Loons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
East Fife are stuck down in the relegation zone of Bells Scottish Division Two with a return of just 35 points from their 34 games thus far. Forfar Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 47 points from their 34 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 |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Forfar Ath. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at East Fife. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Forfar Ath. | Previous 3 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
