Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Airdrieonians in 6th and East Fife in 4th place.
Airdrieonians have less rest than East Fife in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League One game only three days ago. This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike East Fife's home stadium. The visitors last seven games on artificial turf have ended in 4 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.
Airdrieonians form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Airdrieonians are 5-3-7 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Penny Cars Stadium.Airdrieonians drew their last game, 3-3 away at Dumbarton. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Brechin City.
This is expected to be a close game, with Airdrieonians perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Airdrieonians as a small favourite), we find four games. Airdrieonians has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Airdrieonians are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 19 goals in 15 matches. Airdrieonians have conceded 18 in these home matches.
East Fife form and stats
Playing away, East Fife have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 6 defeats so far this season. It's a growing despair in East Fife as they have recorded three consecutive losses.The manager D. Young was unhappy after their last game, a League One match played at their home ground Penny Cars Stadium. East Fife suffered a 1-2 loss to Raith Rovers. A loss against Brechin City was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 23 similar matches played by East Fife in our archives, and the results are: 10 wins for East Fife, 3 draws and 10 defeats.
East Fife has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 23 goals from 15 games. East Fife have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: East Fife - Airdrieonians 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Airdrieonians 4 wins, 2 draws and East Fife 4 victories.Top Goalscorers
  D. Duffy 9 goals |  L. McIntosh 9 goals |   K. Smith 8 goals |
Airdrieonians missing players
East Fife missing players
| Playername | Goals | Assist | Starts | % Started |
|---|
| Airdrieonians | East Fife | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | Played | 15 | 31 |
| 43 | 19 | Scored | 23 | 46 |
| 40 | 18 | Conceded | 21 | 47 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 97% |
| 68% | 53% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 87% |
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 53% | 55% |
| 26% | 27% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 29% |
| 13% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 13% |
| 48% | 40% | Both teams to score | 33% | 48% |
| 23% | 27% | Clean Sheet | 40% | 26% |
| 29% | 33% | Failed To Score | 33% | 29% |
- Airdrieonians hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Arbroath | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 64 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 54 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 53 |
| 4 | East Fife | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | -1 | 44 |
| 5 | Montrose | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -2 | 44 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Brechin City | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 34 |
| 9 | Stranraer | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 33 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -24 | 31 |
