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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 33 and win only 10 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the Fifers edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Montrose | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | East Fife | 3 - 2 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Montrose | 2 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 27 Dec | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Montrose | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Montrose | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Fifers have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Montrose's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 29 points from their 26 games played so far, Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 23 points from their 26 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Montrose | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
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 | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 7 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Montrose | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |