Scotland - League OnePalmerston ParkData current as of September 08, 2026

Queen of the South vs East Fife: match statistics

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Queen of the South vs East Fife: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Queen of the South plays East Fife in League One (Scotland). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026. Venue: Palmerston Park.

Recent form

Queen of the South has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. East Fife has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Queen of the South scores 0.80 goals per game and allows 2.20. East Fife scores 0.83 and allows 0.67. Games in this league average 2.38 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of Queen of the South's games and 33% of East Fife's. The Over 2.5 rates are 60% and 33%, compared with league averages of 34% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Queen of the South has the higher season xG average, 1.02 to 0.93 per game. Queen of the South takes 9.4 shots per game, while East Fife takes 6.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Queen of the South leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.60 goals per game after halftime. East Fife leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.83 after halftime.

When the teams score

Queen of the South's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (1 goals). For East Fife, it is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.38 goals. Both teams score in 34% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 3 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.20)
(3.20)
(2.80)

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.

Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0.8Goals scored / game0.83
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
2.2Goals allowed / game0.67
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
48%Average possession49%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
3.4Shots on target / game2.67
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.4Shots per game6.83
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
3.4Shots on target2.67
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
8.5%Shot conversion12.2%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
48%Possession49%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
1.02xG for0.93
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
1.59xG against1.19
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

Shooting quality

Queen of the South: BalancedEast Fife: Balanced
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
Accuracy (shots on target)36%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.31

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.

East Fife is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / game - Queen of the South · 1.2 pts / game - East Fife

Queen of the South
LLLLW
Season result split
20% W0% R80% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 at home
1-0-2
LLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
East Fife
WLDDD
Season result split
17% W67% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-1
1.17 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 away
0-2-1
DLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

East Fife is 228% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.2 goals / game - Queen of the South · 0.67 goals / game - East Fife

Queen of the South scoring profile: more difficult

Queen of the South scores in 60% of games (3 of 5 meczów), while East Fife keeps a clean sheet in 67% (4 of 6 meczów).

East Fife scoring profile: very strong

East Fife scores in 50% of games (3 of 6 meczów), while Queen of the South keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)5
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
11Goals conceded (season)4
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
3Average goals per game1.5
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
4Goals scored (last 5)5
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
11Goals conceded (last 5)4
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal50%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
20%2 goals33%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0%3 goals0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0%4 goals0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal33%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
60%2 goals33%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
20%3 goals0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
20%4 goals0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

* 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.

60%
Queen of the South - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.3 of 5 meczów
34%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0%Scored in both halves0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
60%BTTS - last 540%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
80%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

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.

East Fife is 400% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.2 pts / game - Queen of the South · 1 pts / game - East Fife

Queen of the South - half-time state
0% leading20% draw80% trailing
East Fife - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.2Points per game (1st half)1
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0.2Goals scored (1st half)0
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
1.2Goals conceded (1st half)0
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
1.4Average goals (1st half)0
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
20%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
80%No goal before half-time100%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.17
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
40%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife
60%No goal after half-time50%
Queen of the SouthEast Fife

Queen of the South - second-half results

20% W40% R40% P
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.20
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

East Fife - second-half results

17% W67% R17% P
6
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Queen of the South - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.201.00
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game1.21.0
Average goals per game1.41.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
East Fife - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game0.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.8
Average goals per game0.01.8
1 goal0%60%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal100%40%
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

* 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.

Queen of the South
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
3
31-45
1
3
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

East Fife
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
4
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). 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

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.7 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+67%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
30%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Queen of the South

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.83
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
244%
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.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

East Fife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
80% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
80%

* 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

Queen of the SouthLigaEast Fife
Average goals per game 3.002.38 1.50
Both teams scored 60%34% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%52% 33%
Clean sheets 0%40% 67%
Goal before half-time 80%59% 0%
Goal after half-time 80%72% 50%

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

2.38
Average goals per game
34%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
40%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / game
0.90
Away goals / game
+64%
Home attack advantage
+39%
Home defensive advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Queen of the South's perspective: 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against East Fife. Games average 3.75 goals, and both teams scored in 75% of them.

Queen of the South FC
2 : 1
East Fife FC
East Fife FC
1 : 5
Queen of the South FC
Queen of the South FC
3 : 0
East Fife FC
East Fife FC
2 : 1
Queen of the South FC

FAQ

When do Queen of the South and East Fife play?

Queen of the South face East Fife on September 12, 2026 in League One at Palmerston Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Queen of the South and East Fife?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Queen of the South won 3, East Fife won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Queen of the South vs East Fife?

Queen of the South score 0.80 goals per game on average and East Fife 0.83. The League One average is 2.38 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Queen of the South's matches and 33% of East Fife's.

What form are Queen of the South and East Fife in?

Over the last 5 games Queen of the South have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and East Fife 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Queen of the South vs East Fife?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Queen of the South vs East Fife: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.