FM Preview: East Fife v Brechin City 21 Dec 2013

Last updated : 20 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the East Fife v Brechin City fixture

Brechin City face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The City will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 39 and win only 14 of the 67 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2013, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2013/2014 Sat 17 Aug Brechin City 2 - 0 East Fife Scottish League One
2012/2013 Sat 04 May East Fife 0-3 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Tue 02 Apr Brechin City 6 - 0 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 12 Jan East Fife 2 - 2 Brechin City Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug Brechin City 2 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 24 Mar Brechin City 1 - 3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Tue 06 Mar East Fife 2 - 2 Brechin City Scottish Division Two

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

Recent respective form guides

East Fife's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Fifers have scored 5, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Brechin City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the City have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

East Fife are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish League One with a return of just 17 points from their 16 games thus far.

Brechin City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Scottish League One with a return of just 16 points from their 16 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 0 4 2 7 11 4
Brechin City 6 0 4 2 6 15 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the City out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at East Fife. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Brechin City Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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