Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Motherwell & East Fife face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Cup. That game was also an away game, at Queen of the South. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Motherwell form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The total league results at home this season for Motherwell are 0-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Motherwell's previous match was a League Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 1-0 vs Queen's Park. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
In the match before, 3-3 away to Queen of the South (after extra-time) (League Cup).
East Fife form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The visitors are W7-D5-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Queen of the South in their previous outing. The League Cup fixture ended 0-0.
Preceding that, 0-0 at home vs Queen's Park in the League Cup.
The visiting Fife have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 26 goals from 18 games. East Fife have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Motherwell missing players
East Fife missing players
| Motherwell | East Fife | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Scored | S | 12 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.9 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 46% | ||
| 10 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen's Park | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Motherwell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | East Fife | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen's Park | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Motherwell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | East Fife | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 0 |
