League One preview: Can East Fife edge out victory against Montrose?

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 24.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bayview Stadium (2000 seats)

Only the second game in the League One for these teams and it's all to play for here at Bayview Stadium as East Fife welcomes Montrose. Check out this preview!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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East Fife form and stats

Fife lost their last game at Cove Rangers (placed 1st) after a 1-3 scoreline. A League Cup defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Raith Rovers.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Fife have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost two.

Last season, East Fife's league statistics were 12 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the League One. Over these 28 matches they scored 44 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season East Fife managed 6-6-2 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 19 conceded.

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Montrose form and stats

Montrose failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Falkirk (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-3. The game before that, in the League Cup, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Elgin City.

We have checked recent matches where Montrose have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were four victories, one draw and four defeats.

Let's have a look at how Montrose performed last season in the League One: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 2 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded 38 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 6 with 19/19 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Fife, one draw and five wins for Montrose. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

MontroseA. Quinn
A. Quinn
1 goals

East Fife missing players

Montrose missing players

Total First Half Second Half
East Fife Montrose
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 11
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 7
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 14%
East Fife Last season Montrose
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
12 6   Won W   6 15
9 6   Drew D   2 2
7 2   Lost L   6 11
44 27   Scored S   19 48
36 19   Conceded C   19 38
89% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 96%
68% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 71%
46% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 61%
36% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 36%
21% 36%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 21%
57% 64%   BTTS BTTS   43% 50%
25% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 32%
29% 21%   Failed to Score F T   29% 21%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 1.8
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
328 186   Total Shots T S   124 298
121 58   Shots on Target S O   44 116
36% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 41%

  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 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Falkirk 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Airdrieonians 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Clyde 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Dumbarton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Forfar Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Partick Thistle 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
8 East Fife 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
9 Montrose 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 Peterhead 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Raith Rovers 28 15 8 5 49 33 14 9 4 1 29 14 14 6 4 4 20 19 16 53
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 14 10 2 2 35 5 14 4 8 2 19 13 36 52
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 15 7 4 4 20 13 13 7 2 4 18 14 11 48
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 14 9 0 5 29 19 14 6 2 6 19 19 10 47
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 14 6 6 2 27 19 14 6 3 5 17 17 8 45
6 Dumbarton 28 11 5 12 35 44 14 6 3 5 16 14 14 5 2 7 19 30 -9 38
7 Clyde 28 9 7 12 35 43 14 7 4 3 27 18 14 2 3 9 8 25 -8 34
8 Peterhead 27 7 5 15 30 44 14 5 4 5 16 14 13 2 1 10 14 30 -14 26
9 Forfar Athletic 28 6 6 16 26 47 14 4 3 7 17 22 14 2 3 9 9 25 -21 24
10 Stranraer 27 2 10 15 28 57 12 2 4 6 13 20 15 0 6 9 15 37 -29 16

Table
  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 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Falkirk 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
3 Airdrieonians 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Clyde 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Dumbarton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
6 Forfar Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Partick Thistle 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
8 East Fife 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
9 Montrose 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 Peterhead 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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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.