Match Report
8 points for Dunfermline Athletic (2nd), 2 for Buckie Thistle (5th): a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Buckie Thistle no better than 35th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Dunfermline Athletic were scoring 2 and conceding 0.5, Buckie Thistle 1 and 3.25, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Buckie Thistle were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
East End Park in Dunfermline, capacity 11,480, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dunfermline Athletic led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.