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Montrose face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gable Endies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 10 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2003, with East Fife running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Montrose | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Montrose | 0 - 5 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Montrose | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 24 Nov | Montrose | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Fifers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Montrose have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Gable Endies have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the Gable Endies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Montrose | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |