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Stirling Alb. travel to take on East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Binos will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at East Fife was back in February 2003, over five years ago, the Fifers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 1 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 11 Feb | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 0 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Stirling Alb. | SCD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Stirling Alb. | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 22 points from their 16 games so far. Stirling Alb. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 16 from their 15 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Stirling Alb. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why East Fife may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Stirling Alb. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |