Forfar Athletic vs East Fife betting preview

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Tue 04.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Station Park (4602 seats)

Forfar Athletic hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 10th position in the League One table. Visiting East Fife holds 6th place with 27 pts.

Insights:
  • Forfar Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-19) in League One
  • East Fife have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in League One

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League One match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Peterhead.

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Forfar Athletic form and stats

Forfar Athletic's results here at Station Park in the League One have been very modest with 0 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats.

A good away victory last time out for Forfar Athletic, who won 2-1 against Peterhead. Before that, Forfar had a home game versus Clyde which ended with a victory 2-1.

Forfar Athletic aren't scoring a lot here at Station Park in the league, with only 6 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Forfar Athletic have conceded 17 from these games.

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East Fife form and stats

East Fife, who have the fewest points (6) away in League One, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the League One, after 2-0-7 (9 played).

Home advantage was not enough for Fife in their previous game, as they lost their League One-match, hosting Peterhead, 1-3. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Dumbarton.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only two days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Clyde.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Fife have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Forfar Athletic and East Fife have met before this season: Forfar - East Fife 1-2. Forfar Athletic-East Fife H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Forfar two wins, East Fife seven wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

East FifeD. Denholm
D. Denholm
5 goals
East FifeK. Smith
K. Smith
4 goals
East FifeR. Wallace
R. Wallace
4 goals

Forfar Athletic missing players

East Fife missing players

Forfar Athletic East Fife
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 9 20
4 1 0 Won W 1 2 9
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
12 7 2 Lost L 2 7 8
16 8 3 Scored S 5 8 26
34 18 6 Conceded C 5 18 29
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
71% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 90%
48% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 65%
24% 30% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 25%
5% 10% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 60%
19% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
43% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 2 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
6.7 6.2 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 8.4 9.8
2.6 2.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.3 3.4
30% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 38% 38%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • All of East Fife's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • East Fife have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • East Fife have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • East Fife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • East Fife have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in League One
  • East Fife have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in League One
  • East Fife have the fewest points (6) away in League One
  • East Fife have the most conceded goals (18) away in League One
  • East Fife have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in League One
  • East Fife have the most matches over the total-line (13) in League One
  • East Fife have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in League One
  • East Fife haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Forfar Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Forfar Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Forfar Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in League One
  • Forfar Athletic have the fewest points (2) at home in League One
  • Forfar Athletic have the most conceded goals (17) at home in League One
  • Forfar Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in League One
  • Forfar Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-19) 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 Partick Thistle 18 9 6 3 30 13 9 4 4 1 16 7 9 5 2 2 14 6 17 33
2 Falkirk 18 9 4 5 26 15 9 5 3 1 11 5 9 4 1 4 15 10 11 31
3 Cove Rangers 18 9 4 5 22 12 9 7 0 2 16 6 9 2 4 3 6 6 10 31
4 Airdrieonians 18 9 2 7 29 22 9 5 1 3 17 10 9 4 1 4 12 12 7 29
5 Montrose 18 7 6 5 27 26 9 4 3 2 16 10 9 3 3 3 11 16 1 27
6 East Fife 18 8 3 7 23 25 9 6 3 0 15 7 9 2 0 7 8 18 -2 27
7 Peterhead 18 7 2 9 15 21 9 4 1 4 6 10 9 3 1 5 9 11 -6 23
8 Clyde 18 6 2 10 22 32 9 3 1 5 11 16 9 3 1 5 11 16 -10 20
9 Dumbarton 18 5 4 9 9 18 9 3 1 5 4 9 9 2 3 4 5 9 -9 19
10 Forfar Athletic 18 2 5 11 12 31 9 0 2 7 6 17 9 2 3 4 6 14 -19 11

Read more about League One

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.