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Brechin City face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 12 of the 60 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 4 - 3 in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 24 Jul | East Fife | 4 - 3 | Brechin City | SCC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Apr | Brechin City | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 30 Mar | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Brechin City | 3 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Brechin City | 2 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Dec | East Fife | 2 - 1 | Brechin City | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 20 goals for the Fifers, with 11 goals against.
The The City have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The City, and 10 goals against.
East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far, Brechin City are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, with their 8 games giving them a return of 15 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
| Brechin City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The City's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with East Fife, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | 5 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Brechin City | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |