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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 36 and win only 10 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with East Fife running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Montrose | 3 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Montrose | 3 - 3 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Fifers have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 5.
Montrose's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Gable Endies pummel 12 goals, and let in 4.
East Fife are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Three, with their 12 games giving them a return of 31 points. Montrose are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 21 points from 13 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Montrose | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Montrose are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Fifers coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Won 3 successive home games. 19 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Montrose | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |