There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the League One table so far. Here's the Montrose - East Fife latest:
- Montrose have the most points from losing position (9) in League One
- East Fife have the fewest points (3) away in League One
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Montrose and East Fife.
Montrose form and stats
2-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Montrose so far this season. Montrose have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Clyde in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. A strong away win before that one, visiting Nairn County and winning 7-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Montrose have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost two.
There will be little rest for Montrose after this match as they are travelling to Fraserburgh for a Scottish Cup game in only four days.
Montrose have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Links Park with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Montrose's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
East Fife form and stats
As the visiting team in League One matches, East Fife, who have the fewest points (3) away in League One, have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far.
East Fife's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cove Rangers that finished 0-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Clyde at their stadium, the result 3-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by East Fife in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Fife, two draws and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Fife are hosting Clyde in the League One only two days away.
The visiting Fife have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 5 games. For East Fife, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
East Fife - Montrose 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Montrose victories, one draw and four East Fife wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Webster 6 goals | R. McLean 6 goals |
Montrose missing players
East Fife missing players
| Montrose | East Fife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 77% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 23% | 17% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 12.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 6.6 | 9.5 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 40% | 34% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | 48% |
- All of East Fife's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 points (3) away in League One
- East Fife haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Montrose have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Montrose have the most points from losing position (9) in League One
- Montrose have the most scored goals in the second half (12) 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Montrose | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | Peterhead | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 6 | East Fife | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Airdrieonians | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Dumbarton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
| 9 | Clyde | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 10 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 9 |