This is football, this is League Two and this is Annan Athletic - East Fife. Check out our full match guide!
- Annan Athletic have the most points from losing position (10) in League Two
- East Fife have the most scored goals (20) away in League Two
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Annan Athletic form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Annan Athletic have to build on here at Galabank in the League Two.
Annan's last game was hosting Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (placed 10th) and winning 4-0. As mentioned above, Annan Athletic "killed" Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Elgin City the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Annan handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
Annan Athletic have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Galabank with 18 goals in 10 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Annan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
East Fife form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (20) away in League Two, on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The manager Crawford was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Bayview Stadium (Methil). East Fife suffered a 1-3 loss to Stranraer (placed 6th).
A draw for East Fife before that, at their own venue hosting Stenhousemuir (1-1).East Fife are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this club's 15 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
Fife's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; East Fife - Annan Athletic 1-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Annan Athletic victories, two draws and three East Fife wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Goss 15 goals |  A. Trouten 7 goals | R. Schiavone 5 goals |
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| Annan Athletic | East Fife | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 34 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| 34 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 81% |
| 62% | 70% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 71% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 70% | 48% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 71% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 5 | 3.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.3 | 10.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 42% | 40% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 53% | 48% |
| 9.9 | 9.3 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 10 | 8.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
- Annan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Annan Athletic have the most points from losing position (10) in League Two
- Annan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in League Two
- Annan Athletic have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Annan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- East Fife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- East Fife have the most scored goals (20) away in League Two
- East Fife have the the best goal difference (+5) away in League Two
- East Fife haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dumbarton | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | East Fife | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 20 |
