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Montrose prepare to entertain East Fife at Links Park Ground on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 56 games played, Gable Endies have recorded 24 wins, and East Fife have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Links Park Ground was earlier this season, the Gable Endies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 27 Dec | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Montrose | 2-1 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | East Fife | 1 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Montrose | 0 - 2 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Montrose | 0 - 5 | East Fife | SCD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | East Fife | 2 - 0 | Montrose | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Montrose are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Gable Endies in those games, with 8 conceded.
East Fife have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Fifers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Montrose's 45 points from 35 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. East Fife see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Three, showing a record of 37 points from their 35 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Montrose | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| East Fife | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against East Fife is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Gable Endies in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Montrose | 17 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| East Fife | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |