FootyMAD's East Fife match preview

History of the East Fife v Montrose fixture

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 34 and win only 10 of the 60 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2006, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Scottish Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 09 Sep	Montrose	1 - 0	East Fife	SCD3
2005/2006	Sat 29 Apr	Montrose	0 - 2	East Fife	SCD3
2005/2006	Sat 25 Feb	East Fife	4 - 0	Montrose	SCD3
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

Recent respective form guides

East Fife have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Montrose is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Gable Endies have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, with their 15 games giving them a return of 30 points. Montrose see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 17 points from their 14 games played so far,

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
East Fife	6	2	2	2	10	8	8
Montrose	6	0	0	6	3	13	0

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	Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Montrose	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games.