Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between East Fife (2nd, 65 pts) and Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (10th, 36 pts). The last five rounds placed Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 1st in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were scoring 1.11 and conceding 1.72, East Fife 1.81 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic arrived off three straight defeats.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic have 3 wins to East Fife's 2, with 2 draws, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host.
New Dundas Park in Bonnyrigg hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
East Fife: Nathan Austin (54'), Adam Laaref (90')