Match Report
In the standings it was St. Johnstone 3rd on 6 points, East Fife 2nd on 9 — separated by 3. Recent form told a different story for St. Johnstone: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, St. Johnstone were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.5, East Fife 1.75 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched East Fife in 5 games.
The venue was McDiarmid Park, with room for 10,696 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
St. Johnstone: Sam Stanton (90') · East Fife: Jack Healy (90')
Key stats
Possession: St. Johnstone 64% · East Fife 36% · Total shots: 11-3 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 9-1