FM Preview: East Fife v Brechin City 04 May 2013

Last updated : 03 May 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 13 of the 66 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Bayview Stadium was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Brechin City 0 - 2 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep East Fife 1 - 1 Brechin City Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

East Fife's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Fifers have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Brechin City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The City's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.

East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 35 matches.

Brechin City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 58 points from 35 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
East Fife 6 1 2 3 8 15 5
Brechin City 6 2 1 3 11 11 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the City has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to East Fife. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
East Fife No sequences of note
Brechin City Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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