Stranraer vs East Fife Prediction & Betting Tips (27 January)

Struggling Stranraer have found the going pretty tough on their own patch of late, winning only four times in 18 attempts in the League Two, not to mention suffering some defeats in their previous ten games. East Fife have endured few such difficulties on the road, enjoying eight successes over the course of their last 14 away matches at this level.

Each of the previous six Stranraer matches in the League Two has been of the under 3.5 goals variety, with the net bulging a total of just eight times across these contests. What’s more, eight of the nine top-flight fixtures involving East Fife this season have also served up three goals or fewer, so a repeat performance would appear to be on the agenda here.

Hitting the back of the net has proven to be no problem for Stranraer in the League Two home games of late, as they have managed to do so in each of their previous 12 encounters. As for East Fife they have now been involved in five consecutive away matches at this level in which the net has bulged at both ends, so something similar is expected when the teams meet.