Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between East Fife (2nd, 65 pts) and Stirling Albion (6th, 48 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.81/1.03 for East Fife and 1.39/1.58 for Stirling Albion (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Stirling Albion arrived on a run of three straight wins.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by East Fife, 1 by Stirling Albion, 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.
Bayview Stadium in Methil staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, East Fife led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.