Match Report
9 points for Airdrieonians (6th), 8 for East Fife (7th): a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Airdrieonians 0.75 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, East Fife 0.88 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.32.
Airdrieonians arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Airdrieonians wins, 0 for East Fife, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
With 89 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, P. Stuart was the man in the middle. Excelsior Stadium, capacity 10,171, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Airdrieonians 54% · East Fife 46% · Total shots: 6-3 · On target: 1-0 · Corners: 5-3