East Fife want to fill the stadium for this game even though the season has been demanding up to now with 23 points and a 10th spot in the League One table. Opponents Falkirk have 5th place with 40 pts.
- East Fife have the fewest scored goals (28) in League One
This promises to be an absorbing game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's start!
East Fife form and stats
East Fife have collected 17 points from their League One home games so far after 4-5-7. It's trouble wherever East Fife are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 389 minutes without scoring a league goal. Denholm was the last player to find the net.
Fife lost their last game at Queen's Park (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Heartbreak for East Fife in their last match as Queen's Park's Connell scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Ahead of that match, Fife lost 0-2 at home to Airdrieonians.East Fife aren't scoring a lot here at Bayview Stadium in the league, with only 14 goals from 16 games. Fife's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Falkirk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. Three has not been a lucky number for Falkirk as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Dumbarton match.
Falkirk have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 333 minutes ago. Telfer was the goal scorer.
The manager Grainger was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Falkirk Community Stadium. Falkirk suffered a 0-2 loss to Cove Rangers (placed 1st).
A loss against Montrose was the result prior to that, in a home game.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Falkirk have scored 22 goals in 16 league games away. As opposed to that, Falkirk have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road. 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 Falkirk have faced each other already this season: Falkirk - East Fife 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Fife won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Falkirk have seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  K. Connell 7 goals |   A. Dowds 7 goals |  C. Telfer 5 goals |
East Fife missing players
Falkirk missing players
| East Fife | Falkirk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 44 |
| 63 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 51 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 94% | 97% |
| 85% | 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 88% |
| 45% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 58% |
| 27% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 25% | 21% |
| 15% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 45% | 31% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 52% |
| 15% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 18% |
| 48% | 56% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 33% |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 26% | 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 34% |
| 11.9 | 12 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
- East Fife have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- East Fife have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) 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 (47) in League One
- East Fife have the the worst goal difference (-35) 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 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 70 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 33 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 65 |
| 3 | Montrose | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 20 | 56 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 33 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | -7 | 40 |
| 6 | Alloa Athletic | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -9 | 39 |
| 7 | Clyde | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -18 | 36 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -7 | 35 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 66 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 36 | -22 | 31 |
| 10 | East Fife | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 63 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 43 | -35 | 23 |
