Match Report
Cowdenbeath and Gala Fairydean Rovers went into the game level on 3 points, 13th against 14th in the table. On recent form Gala Fairydean Rovers sat only 32nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.98 goals per team per game, Cowdenbeath ran at 1.33 scored and 2 conceded, Gala Fairydean Rovers at 1.17 and 2.67.
Defeat had not touched Gala Fairydean Rovers in 5 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Cowdenbeath wins, 0 for Gala Fairydean Rovers, 2 draws, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
R. Bowie took charge of the match — our records show 10 games refereed with an average of 0.0 yellow cards per game. Central Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,370. On the scoreboard, Gala Fairydean Rovers led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Gala Fairydean Rovers: Che Reilly (27')