League Two game preview: Elgin City versus East Fife

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 30.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Borough Briggs (4927 seats)

Elgin City and East Fife match-goers have their best supporter gear on for this first game week of a new League Two season. GO!

Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their previous competitive action. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic match!

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Elgin City form and stats

The season before, Elgin City's league statistics were 9 wins, 10 draws and 17 losses, providing 9th spot in the League Two. Over these 36 matches they scored 33 goals and let in 51. Appearing as the home team in the former season Elgin City produced 6-6-6 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 21 conceded.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Elgin City friendly games in pre-season: Elgin City played six friendlies, won 5, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Elgin City scored 21 goals and conceded 4 in these six games.

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East Fife form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Fife as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 5 victories from 36 games, relegation was a fact. East Fife's manager Crawford are hoping to lead the team right back to League One at the first attempt.

East Fife played four friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In these four matches East Fife scored 5 and conceded 10 goals.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Elgin won four, East Fife were winners in five and we saw one draw. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Elgin City missing players

East Fife missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elgin City East Fife
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Elgin City Last season East Fife
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
9 6   Won W   1 5
10 6   Drew D   3 8
17 6   Lost L   14 23
33 20   Scored S   14 31
51 21   Conceded C   44 70
92% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 92%
81% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 83%
36% 28%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   61% 47%
19% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 31%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 17%
44% 44%   BTTS BTTS   56% 47%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 14%
36% 28%   Failed to Score F T   44% 47%
 
4.1 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 3.8
4.1 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 5.4
2.1 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.6
4 3   Red cards R C   1 4
 
9.9 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 8.7
3.7 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.3
25% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 26%
 
9.1 7.7   Shots against (avg) S A   12.1 12
4.1 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.4 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albion Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Annan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 East Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Elgin City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Stirling Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kelty Hearts 36 24 9 3 68 28 18 13 5 0 36 12 18 11 4 3 32 16 40 81
2 Forfar Athletic 36 16 12 8 57 36 18 10 5 3 34 17 18 6 7 5 23 19 21 60
3 Annan Athletic 36 18 5 13 64 51 18 7 4 7 33 29 18 11 1 6 31 22 13 59
4 Edinburgh City 36 14 10 12 43 49 18 7 5 6 23 25 18 7 5 6 20 24 -6 52
5 Stenhousemuir 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 5 4 9 22 27 18 8 6 4 25 19 1 49
6 Stranraer 36 13 8 15 50 54 18 6 4 8 18 26 18 7 4 7 32 28 -4 47
7 Stirling Albion 36 11 9 16 41 46 18 6 2 10 22 26 18 5 7 6 19 20 -5 42
8 Albion Rovers 36 10 9 17 37 58 18 5 5 8 17 26 18 5 4 9 20 32 -21 39
9 Elgin City 36 9 10 17 33 51 18 6 6 6 20 21 18 3 4 11 13 30 -18 37
10 Cowdenbeath 36 7 8 21 28 49 18 3 5 10 13 21 18 4 3 11 15 28 -21 29
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cove Rangers 36 23 10 3 73 32 18 13 5 0 43 13 18 10 5 3 30 19 41 79
2 Airdrieonians 36 21 9 6 68 37 18 12 3 3 36 21 18 9 6 3 32 16 31 72
3 Montrose 36 15 14 7 53 36 18 6 9 3 25 20 18 9 5 4 28 16 17 59
4 Queen's Park 36 11 18 7 51 36 18 8 8 2 29 15 18 3 10 5 22 21 15 51
5 Alloa Athletic 36 12 9 15 49 57 18 6 4 8 26 30 18 6 5 7 23 27 -8 45
6 Falkirk 36 12 8 16 49 55 18 5 3 10 23 31 18 7 5 6 26 24 -6 44
7 Peterhead 36 11 9 16 46 51 18 8 4 6 24 17 18 3 5 10 22 34 -5 42
8 Clyde 36 9 12 15 39 62 18 6 5 7 23 36 18 3 7 8 16 26 -23 39
9 Dumbarton 36 9 7 20 48 71 18 3 6 9 21 31 18 6 1 11 27 40 -23 34
10 East Fife 36 5 8 23 31 70 18 4 5 9 17 26 18 1 3 14 14 44 -39 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albion Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Annan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 East Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Elgin City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Stirling Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Scottish League Two is the fourth level of football in Scotland. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.