This season has been challenging for East Fife so far, and the same description fits Alloa Athletic. These brave battlers have the opportunity for some important points here.
- East Fife have the fewest scored goals (28) in League One
- Alloa Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
East Fife form and stats
East Fife have played 14 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-5 (wins-draws-losses). When East Fife hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like East Fife, Peterhead and Dumbarton), they have won 3 of 4 matches!
East Fife faced defeat in their previous match, away at Clyde (0-2).
Before that, Fife had a home game versus Dumbarton which ended with a victory 2-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how East Fife have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost two.
East Fife's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 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 three home matches.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
4-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Alloa Athletic in their League One matches away.
Cawley scored in Alloa's previous match, the home game against Peterhead that ended 1-0.
A 1-1 draw at Queen's Park's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alloa Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were two Alloa Athletic wins, zero draws and two defeats.
Alloa Athletic find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. Alloa's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
East Fife and Alloa Athletic have played each other already this season: Alloa Athletic - East Fife 1-3. The match official brandished his red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Henderson (Alloa Athletic). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (East Fife wins - draws - Alloa Athletic wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Boyd 9 goals |  E. Henderson 9 goals |   K. Connell 7 goals |
East Fife missing players
Alloa Athletic missing players
| East Fife | Alloa Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 28 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 57 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 49 |
| 90% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 79% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 93% | 90% |
| 47% | 21% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 53% |
| 30% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 27% |
| 17% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 50% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 73% | 70% |
| 17% | 29% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 13% | 13% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 13% | 17% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | 9.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | 9 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 27% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | 31% |
| 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
| 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
- Alloa Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won 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 the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in League One
- East Fife have the fewest scored goals (14) at home in League One
- East Fife have the fewest scored goals (28) in League One
- East Fife have the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in League One
- East Fife have the fewest scored goals in the second half (17) in League One
- East Fife have the most conceded goals in the second half (42) in League One
- East Fife have the the worst goal difference (-29) in League One
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 34 | 65 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 60 |
| 3 | Montrose | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 51 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 43 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | -1 | 40 |
| 6 | Clyde | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 7 | Alloa Athletic | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 33 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -11 | 28 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 34 | -23 | 26 |
| 10 | East Fife | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 42 | -29 | 23 |
