Delightful dogfight as daring Alloa Athletic duel with determined East Fife

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 12.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Indodrill Stadium (3100 seats)

These teams have both struggled so far, but three points in this key match would certainly be a big help. Get set for Alloa Athletic - East Fife!

Insights:
  • Alloa Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • East Fife have the fewest scored goals (21) in League One

These are busy days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the League One. This match was also played here at Indodrill Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, East Fife have had more rest.

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Alloa Athletic form and stats

Alloa Athletic have collected 12 points from their League One home games so far after 3-3-5.

The Alloa Athletic crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Falkirk here at Indodrill Stadium.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Peterhead with a 1-0 scoreline.

Alloa has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.

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East Fife form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for East Fife so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-10 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

East Fife aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 540 league minutes without a goal. Millar was the last player to find the net. East Fife have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Jude Smith. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in League One.

Fife's last game was the home draw against Clyde (0-0).

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Peterhead.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of East Fife when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing one and winning zero games.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting East Fife as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have played earlier this season: East Fife - Alloa 1-1. The match official had use for red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Howie (Alloa Athletic). Alloa Athletic-East Fife H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Alloa Athletic four wins, East Fife three wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AlloaE. Henderson
E. Henderson
9 goals
Alloa AthleticS. Boyd
S. Boyd
8 goals
East FifeK. Connell
K. Connell
5 goals

Alloa Athletic missing players

East Fife missing players

Alloa Athletic East Fife
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 11 2 Played P 3 12 24
6 3 0 Won W 0 0 3
7 3 0 Drew D 1 2 6
11 5 2 Lost L 2 10 15
30 15 3 Scored S 1 10 21
40 19 6 Conceded C 8 36 50
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
92% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
54% 64% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 75% 50%
25% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 29%
8% 9% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 21%
71% 73% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 67% 50%
12% 9% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
17% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 46%
 
2.6 3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 4.1 4.1
6.7 7.6 8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.9 5.5
1.8 1.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.6
5 4 2 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
9 8.6 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 9
3.8 4 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 3.4 3.6
33% 34% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 24% 24%
 
10.5 11 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.4 11.8
4.7 5.2 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 6 4.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • All of East Fife's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Alloa Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Alloa Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Alloa Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • East Fife have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • East Fife have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • East Fife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • East Fife have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
  • East Fife have the fewest points (2) away in League One
  • East Fife have the fewest scored goals (10) away in League One
  • East Fife have the fewest scored goals (21) in League One
  • East Fife have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in League One
  • East Fife have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in League One
  • East Fife have the most conceded goals (36) away in League One
  • East Fife have the most conceded goals (50) in League One
  • East Fife have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in League One
  • East Fife have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in League One
  • East Fife have the the worst goal difference (-29) in League One
  • East Fife have yet to win a game away.
  • East Fife haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • East Fife is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  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 24 15 6 3 47 22 12 8 4 0 28 10 12 7 2 3 19 12 25 51
2 Airdrieonians 24 13 5 6 40 28 12 9 0 3 24 15 12 4 5 3 16 13 12 44
3 Montrose 24 11 10 3 39 20 13 5 6 2 19 14 11 6 4 1 20 6 19 43
4 Queen's Park 23 7 13 3 38 24 11 5 5 1 22 10 12 2 8 2 16 14 14 34
5 Falkirk 24 9 5 10 36 36 12 4 2 6 17 18 12 5 3 4 19 18 0 32
6 Clyde 24 7 9 8 29 39 12 4 4 4 17 23 12 3 5 4 12 16 -10 30
7 Alloa Athletic 24 6 7 11 30 40 11 3 3 5 15 19 13 3 4 6 15 21 -10 25
8 Peterhead 23 6 6 11 29 34 12 4 4 4 16 11 11 2 2 7 13 23 -5 24
9 Dumbarton 24 6 5 13 33 49 12 2 4 6 17 22 12 4 1 7 16 27 -16 23
10 East Fife 24 3 6 15 21 50 12 3 4 5 11 14 12 0 2 10 10 36 -29 15

Read more about League One

The Scottish League One is the third division in the Scottish football league pyramid. 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.