Scotland - League OneBayview StadiumData current as of September 04, 2026

East Fife vs Ross County: match statistics

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East Fife vs Ross County: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

East Fife plays Ross County in League One (Scotland). The game is scheduled for September 5, 2026. Venue: Bayview Stadium.

Recent form

East Fife has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Ross County has 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

East Fife scores 0.60 goals per game and allows 0.40. Ross County scores 2.50 and allows 0.50. Games in this league average 2.33 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 20% of East Fife's games and 50% of Ross County's. The Over 2.5 rates are 20% and 75%, compared with league averages of 29% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ross County has the higher season xG average, 1.76 to 0.96 per game. East Fife takes 7.4 shots per game, while Ross County takes 13.5.

First-half and second-half trends

East Fife leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. Ross County leads at halftime in 50% and scores 1.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

East Fife's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). For Ross County, it is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.33 goals. Both teams score in 29% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(6.00)
(2.20)
(2.00)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.6Goals scored / game2.5
East FifeRoss County
0.4Goals allowed / game0.5
East FifeRoss County
48%Average possession57%
East FifeRoss County
2.6Shots on target / game6.75
East FifeRoss County

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

7.4Shots per game13.5
East FifeRoss County
2.6Shots on target6.75
East FifeRoss County
8.1%Shot conversion18.5%
East FifeRoss County
48%Possession57%
East FifeRoss County
0.96xG for1.76
East FifeRoss County
1.1xG against0.91
East FifeRoss County

Shooting quality

East Fife: BalancedRoss County: Efficient finishing
East FifeRoss County
Accuracy (shots on target)35%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Ross County is 150% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - East Fife · 3 pts / game - Ross County

East Fife
DWLDD
Season result split
20% W60% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Ross County
WWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 away
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 75%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ross County is 317% better for: goals scored per game.

0.6 goals / game - East Fife · 2.5 goals / game - Ross County

East Fife is 25% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.4 goals / game - East Fife · 0.5 goals / game - Ross County

East Fife scoring profile: more difficult

East Fife scores in 40% of games (2 of 5 meczów), while Ross County keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 meczów).

Ross County scoring profile: mixed

Ross County scores in 100% of games (4 of 4 meczów), while East Fife keeps a clean sheet in 80% (4 of 5 meczów).

3Goals scored (season)10
East FifeRoss County
2Goals conceded (season)2
East FifeRoss County
1Average goals per game3
East FifeRoss County
3Goals scored (last 5)10
East FifeRoss County
2Goals conceded (last 5)2
East FifeRoss County

How often they score at least...

40%1 goal100%
East FifeRoss County
20%2 goals75%
East FifeRoss County
0%3 goals50%
East FifeRoss County
0%4 goals25%
East FifeRoss County

How often they concede at least...

20%1 goal50%
East FifeRoss County
20%2 goals0%
East FifeRoss County
0%3 goals0%
East FifeRoss County
0%4 goals0%
East FifeRoss County

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

29%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
East FifeRoss County
0%BTTS in both halves0%
East FifeRoss County
0%Scored in both halves75%
East FifeRoss County

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
East FifeRoss County
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
East FifeRoss County
20%BTTS - last 550%
East FifeRoss County

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
East FifeRoss County
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
East FifeRoss County
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
East FifeRoss County

2nd half

40%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
East FifeRoss County
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
East FifeRoss County
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
East FifeRoss County

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ross County is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - East Fife · 2 pts / game - Ross County

East Fife - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Ross County - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)2
East FifeRoss County
0Goals scored (1st half)1
East FifeRoss County
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
East FifeRoss County
0Average goals (1st half)1.25
East FifeRoss County
100%Clean sheet before half-time75%
East FifeRoss County
100%No goal before half-time25%
East FifeRoss County

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per game (2nd half)2.5
East FifeRoss County
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)1.5
East FifeRoss County
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
East FifeRoss County
1Average goals (2nd half)1.75
East FifeRoss County
80%Clean sheet after half-time75%
East FifeRoss County
60%No goal after half-time0%
East FifeRoss County

East Fife - second-half results

20% W60% R20% P
5
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Ross County - second-half results

75% W25% R0% P
8
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

East Fife - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.00.4
Average goals per game0.01.0
1 goal0%40%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Ross County - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.002.50
Goals scored / game1.01.5
Goals allowed / game0.30.3
Average goals per game1.31.8
1 goal75%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet75%75%
No goal25%0%
Goal difference+3+5
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 75% won - 25% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

East Fife
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Ross County
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
3
1
31-45
2
1
46-60
3
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
86%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

East Fife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.70
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
38%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Ross County

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.85
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.74
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
333%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
32%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

East FifeLigaRoss County
Average goals per game 1.002.33 3.00
Both teams scored 20%29% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 20%50% 75%
Clean sheets 80%44% 50%
Goal before half-time 0%54% 75%
Goal after half-time 40%71% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.33
Average goals per game
29%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
44%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / game
0.75
Away goals / game
+111%
Home attack advantage
+53%
Home defensive advantage
+33%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
54%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
4%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

When do East Fife and Ross County play?

East Fife face Ross County on September 5, 2026 in League One at Bayview Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before East Fife vs Ross County?

East Fife score 0.60 goals per game on average and Ross County 2.50. The League One average is 2.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 20% of East Fife's matches and 50% of Ross County's.

What form are East Fife and Ross County in?

Over the last 5 games East Fife have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Ross County 4-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for East Fife vs Ross County?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.