With their 16 point advantage in the league table, East Fife fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Brechin City.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
East Fife form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for East Fife are 6-3-5 (wins-draw-losses).The fans are hoping that East Fife will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League One game against Arbroath (placed 1st). Before that, East Fife drew at home versus Stenhousemuir.
East Fife have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bayview Stadium with 22 goals in 14 matches. East Fife have conceded 22 from these games.
Brechin City form and stats
The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Brechin City as they have only collected 9 points from their 13 away games. Brechin City only has 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. The last three matches for Brechin City have all ended in a draw.Brechin City's last game was the home draw against Forfar Athletic (2-2). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against East Fife.
After this away game Brechin City are travelling again fairly soon, but not to a normal away game. The League One match versus Stranraer is played at a neutral venue in only three days.
Brechin City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games. In the opposite end, Brechin City have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Brechin City - East Fife 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: East Fife won 3, Brechin City won 6 and 1 draw.Top Goalscorers
  A. Jackson 9 goals |   K. Smith 7 goals | A. Dowds 7 goals |
East Fife missing players
Brechin City missing players
| East Fife | Brechin City | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 14 | 27 |
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 96% |
| 86% | 93% | Over 1.5 | 71% | 74% |
| 55% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 57% | 56% |
| 31% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 36% | 37% |
| 14% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 15% |
| 48% | 64% | Both teams to score | 64% | 67% |
| 28% | 14% | Clean Sheet | 29% | 19% |
| 28% | 21% | Failed To Score | 14% | 19% |
| 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 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 63 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 50 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | East Fife | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | Montrose | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 35 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 34 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Stranraer | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 32 |
| 9 | Brechin City | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -23 | 28 |
