Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, East Fife in 6th and Partick Thistle in 5th place.
- East Fife is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Partick Thistle have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
East Fife form and stats
East Fife, who have the most points (18) at home in League One, are steadily winning League One games and points here at Bayview Stadium. 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
East Fife drew their last game, also a home match. Partick Thistle (placed 5th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Ahead of that match, Fife lost 1-2 at home to Greenock Morton (after extra-time).
A disappointing finish for Fife in their match versus Partick Thistle as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fife as they are travelling to their away game against Forfar Athletic in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
East Fife have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bayview Stadium with 13 goals in 8 league matches. From these home matches, East Fife have conceded only 6 goals.
Partick Thistle form and stats
3-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Partick Thistle in their League One matches away.
Partick are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at East Fife (placed 6th). A 1-2 defeat away at Dundee United before that.
The match against East Fife looked like a defeat for Partick, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. B. Graham equalized in the 90th minute.
Partick Thistle have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Partick are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fife - Partick Thistle 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: one win for Fife, one draw and two wins for Partick Thistle. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Graham 8 goals |   D. Denholm 4 goals |
East Fife missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| East Fife | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 43% | 57% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 36% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 14% | 7% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 29% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 10.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 13.1 | 12.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 11 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 44% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 24% | 27% |
- East Fife have not yet lost a game at home.
- East Fife have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- East Fife have the most points (18) at home in League One
- East Fife is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Partick Thistle have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) 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 | Falkirk | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Montrose | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | East Fife | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Clyde | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 11 |