FM Preview: East Fife v Peterhead 02 Jan 2011

Last updated : 01 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the East Fife v Peterhead fixture

Peterhead face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the The Blue Toon have winning an impressive 9 games, and losing 3.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Fifers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 13 NovPeterhead2 - 2East FifeSCD2
2010/2011Sat 21 AugEast Fife2 - 1PeterheadSCD2
2009/2010Tue 23 MarPeterhead3 - 1East FifeSCD2
2009/2010Sat 13 MarEast Fife3 - 0PeterheadSCD2
2009/2010Sat 07 NovEast Fife1 - 2PeterheadSCD2
2009/2010Sat 12 SepPeterhead1 - 1East FifeSCD2
2008/2009Sat 14 MarPeterhead2 - 0East FifeSCD2

Recent respective form guides

East Fife have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 17 goals have been scored by the Fifers in those games, with 11 conceded.

The away form of Peterhead is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the The Blue Toon have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 16 points from their 14 games played so far, Peterhead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 16 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
East Fife6312171110
Peterhead623112119

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the The Blue Toon have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
East Fife Won 3 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Peterhead Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.