Match Report
3 points and 16 places separated them: East Fife 29th with 1, Spartans 13th with 4. On the form table East Fife stood 24th over the last five rounds, despite being 29th overall. Per game in the league, East Fife were scoring 2 and conceding 3.5, Spartans 3.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.99 goals per team per game.
East Fife had not lost in 8 games.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 4 for East Fife, 2 for Spartans and 1 drawn, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 71% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
The venue was Bayview Stadium, with room for 5,000 spectators. Spartans led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
East Fife: Mamadou Bah (77'), Brian Easton (90') · Spartans: Mark Stowe (42'), Tom Milne (90' og)
Key stats
Possession: East Fife 22% · Spartans 78% · Total shots: 7-3 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 5-4