Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Raith Rovers & East Fife face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting East Fife played their last game only four days ago, a League Cup match.
Raith Rovers form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stark's Park as Raith Rovers have scored 29 goals to get 31 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the League One are 9-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Rovers last time playing, versus Forfar Athletic. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with J. Baird and D. Armstrong scoring for the victors. Previous to that game, a League One home match hosting Forfar Athletic in a game that was won 2-1.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of J. McGlynn when J. Baird scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.
There will be little rest for Rovers after this match as they are travelling to Hearts for a League Cup game in only three days.
The Rovers manager J. McGlynn has got the team scoring with 29 from 14 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rovers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
East Fife form and stats
East Fife's mission in League Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of East Fife playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Forfar Athletic.
The visiting Fife have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Fife have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Rovers, two draws and three wins for East Fife. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Raith Rovers missing players
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| Raith Rovers | East Fife | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 27 | Scored | S | 11 | 33 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 227 | 127 | Total Shots | T S | 101 | 246 | ||
| 69 | 38 | Shots on Target | S O | 44 | 90 | ||
| 52% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | East Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Hearts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | Raith Rovers | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 53 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 52 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | Montrose | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | East Fife | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 30 | -9 | 38 |
| 7 | Clyde | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -14 | 26 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -21 | 24 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37 | -29 | 16 |