League Two prediction and pre-match guide: Dumbarton modest favoured to top East Fife

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 24.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: The C&G Systems Stadium (2020 seats)

Dumbarton have done better than East Fife this season, but every game begins at 0-0. Here's all the details you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Dumbarton have the fewest conceded goals (16) in League Two
  • East Fife have the the best goal difference (+6) away in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Dumbarton form and stats

Dumbarton have performed here at The C&G Systems Stadium this season with 5 wins from 7 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.

Dumbarton travelled for their previous game, a trip to Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic that ended 1-1.

In the game before, a strong away victory at Clyde. A Scottish Cup match. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Dumbarton handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Dumbarton are not conceding a lot of goals here at The C&G Systems Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.

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East Fife form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of East Fife playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

East Fife delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (placed 10th) in their previous game.

A 1-3 loss hosting Annan Athletic before that.

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-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this team's 11 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Fife are regular goalscorers on their travels. East Fife's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the records show this recent match: East Fife - Dumbarton 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (Dumbarton wins - draws - East Fife wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

East FifeA. Trouten
A. Trouten
5 goals
East FifeR. Schiavone
R. Schiavone
5 goals
DumbartonD. Byrne
D. Byrne
4 goals

Dumbarton missing players

East Fife missing players

Dumbarton East Fife
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 2 8 17
10 5 1 Won W 1 4 6
4 2 0 Drew D 0 3 4
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 7
28 14 2 Scored S 4 18 26
16 4 0 Conceded C 4 12 27
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 76%
50% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 88% 76%
38% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 88% 53%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
44% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 88% 71%
50% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
3.9 4.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.5 4.4
4.5 4.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4.1
2.6 2.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.4 9.1 7 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.2 6.8
4 4.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 4.2 3.1
44% 47% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 53% 49%
 
8 6.1 8 Shots against (avg) S A 9 11.2 8.8
3.1 1.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.1
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Dumbarton have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Dumbarton have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Dumbarton have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Dumbarton have the fewest conceded goals (16) in League Two
  • Dumbarton have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in League Two
  • Dumbarton have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two
  • Dumbarton have the most clean sheets (4) at home in League Two
  • Dumbarton have the most clean sheets (8) in League Two
  • Dumbarton have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in League Two
  • Dumbarton haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Dumbarton is in the best form (3-3-0) in League Two
  • East Fife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • East Fife have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • East Fife have the the best goal difference (+6) 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 16 10 4 2 28 16 7 5 2 0 14 4 9 5 2 2 14 12 12 34
2 Stirling Albion 16 9 3 4 34 19 8 5 2 1 21 8 8 4 1 3 13 11 15 30
3 Elgin City 16 7 4 5 31 28 8 4 1 3 13 12 8 3 3 2 18 16 3 25
4 Stranraer 17 6 5 6 25 29 10 6 3 1 20 14 7 0 2 5 5 15 -4 23
5 East Fife 17 6 4 7 26 27 9 2 1 6 8 15 8 4 3 1 18 12 -1 22
6 Stenhousemuir 17 5 5 7 29 33 9 2 4 3 15 17 8 3 1 4 14 16 -4 20
7 Annan Athletic 17 5 5 7 24 30 7 2 2 3 9 11 10 3 3 4 15 19 -6 20
8 Forfar Athletic 17 5 4 8 18 25 9 2 3 4 10 16 8 3 1 4 8 9 -7 19
9 Albion Rovers 16 4 5 7 17 20 8 2 3 3 9 11 8 2 2 4 8 9 -3 17
10 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 17 4 5 8 20 25 8 3 1 4 11 14 9 1 4 4 9 11 -5 17

Read more about League Two

The Scottish League Two is the fourth level of football in Scotland. 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.