Match Report
East Fife, 8th on 36 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Stenhousemuir (2nd, 67). In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.69 for East Fife and 1.39/0.75 for Stenhousemuir (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
A win had eluded East Fife for 6 matches. Stenhousemuir had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, East Fife held 2 points of 15 and Stenhousemuir 13.
9 meetings are on record — 3 won by East Fife, 3 by Stenhousemuir, 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 22% of the meetings.
The referee was G. Calder, with 60 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. The venue was Bayview Stadium, with room for 5,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Stenhousemuir led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
East Fife: Andy Munro (72'), Nathan Austin (73') · Stenhousemuir: Gregor Buchanan (22'), Michael Anderson (47')
Key stats
Possession: East Fife 57% · Stenhousemuir 43% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 4-10