FM Preview: Peterhead v East Fife 13 Nov 2010

History of the Peterhead v East Fife fixture

Peterhead prepare to entertain East Fife at Balmoor Stadium on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Balmoor Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Peterhead running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011	Sat 21 Aug	East Fife	2 - 1	Peterhead	SCD2
2009/2010	Tue 23 Mar	Peterhead	3-1	East Fife	SCD2
2009/2010	Sat 13 Mar	East Fife	3 - 0	Peterhead	SCD2
2009/2010	Sat 07 Nov	East Fife	1 - 2	Peterhead	SCD2
2009/2010	Sat 12 Sep	Peterhead	1 - 1	East Fife	SCD2
2008/2009	Sat 14 Mar	Peterhead	2 - 0	East Fife	SCD2
2008/2009	Sat 31 Jan	East Fife	0 - 3	Peterhead	SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Peterhead have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

The away form of East Fife is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Fifers have hit 7 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Peterhead are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 12 matches. East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 12 points from their 12 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Peterhead	6	1	1	4	7	12	4
East Fife	6	1	2	3	9	13	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that The Blue Toon's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past East Fife. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Peterhead	5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
East Fife	Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.