FM Preview: Ayr United v East Fife 30 Mar 2013

Last updated : 29 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Ayr United v East Fife fixture

Ayr United prepare to entertain East Fife at Somerset Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Honest Men are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 3 of the 29 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park was earlier this season, with East Fife inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Honest Men in a Scottish Division Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 26 Jan East Fife 3 - 3 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 15 Dec Ayr Utd. 2-3 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep East Fife 2 - 3 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Ayr Utd. 1 - 1 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Tue 29 Mar East Fife 3 - 2 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Wed 23 Feb Ayr Utd. 0 - 4 East Fife Scottish Division Two
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep East Fife 2 - 3 Ayr Utd. Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Ayr United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Honest Men's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.

The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Fifers have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Ayr United see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 35 points from their 30 games played so far,

East Fife are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 27 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Ayr United 6 2 0 4 9 10 6
East Fife 6 0 1 5 8 14 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Honest Men's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Fife. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Ayr United 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 9 .
East Fife Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
An overall losing run of 5 games.
No win in the 8 most recent games.

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