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Ayr Utd. face a trip to East Fife at Bayview Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Honest Men have recorded 5 wins, and East Fife have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2009, with Ayr Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Fifers in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 18 Mar | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Ayr Utd. | 4 - 2 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | East Fife | 3 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 0 | East Fife | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | East Fife | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
East Fife are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 19 goals for the Fifers, with 9 goals against.
In complete contrast to East Fife, Ayr Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Honest Men have hit 9 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 7 points from their 5 games so far. Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| East Fife | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Fifers, as the Honest Men have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| East Fife | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ayr Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |