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Ayr Utd. prepare to entertain East Fife at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Honest Men are clearly on top, winning 15 and drawing 9 of the 25 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Somerset Park, Ayr was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Honest Men, with 6 goals against.
The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Fifers have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 67 points from 33 games. East Fife lie just outside the playoff positions in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, picking up 41 from their 33 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Honest Men being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 16 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |