Stranraer hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 10th position in the League One table. Visiting East Fife holds 4th place with 26 pts.
Stranraer and East Fife should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Stranraer form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Stranraer, who have the most conceded goals (35) in League One, at their home stadium (Stair Park) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Stranraer with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Clyde game, 42 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 285 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Stewart was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager S. Farrell led his Stranraer to a defeat in the League One match away at Peterhead. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stair Park. Prior to that, an away loss at Falkirk.
The Stranraer fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Stranraer have conceded 11 from these games.
East Fife form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
L. Watt was the last player to score for the away team. East Fife haven't scored a league goal in the last 295 minutes.
East Fife delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Falkirk (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a League One game. A 0-4 defeat away at Airdrieonians before that.
East Fife has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. East Fife have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
East Fife - Stranraer 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Stranraer won 3, East Fife won 4 and 3 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hilton 4 goals |   S. Agnew 4 goals |  R. Wallace 4 goals |
Stranraer missing players
East Fife missing players
| Stranraer | East Fife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 35 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 94% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 81% |
| 88% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 69% |
| 75% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 44% |
| 38% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 56% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 12% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | 52 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 82 | 202 |
| 45 | 21 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 41 | 77 |
| 36% | 43% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | 31% |
- East Fife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stranraer has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Stranraer has the fewest points (8) at home
- Stranraer has the most conceded goals (35)
- Stranraer has the most conceded goals in the second half (22)
- Stranraer has the most matches over the total-line (10)
- Stranraer has the the worst goal difference (-19)
- Stranraer have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Stranraer is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Falkirk | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | East Fife | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Montrose | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 21 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 19 |
| 8 | Clyde | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 15 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -19 | 10 |