Scotland - League OneBayview StadiumData current as of 19 September 2026

East Fife vs Montrose: match statistics

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East Fife vs Montrose: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

East Fife play Montrose in League One (Scotland). The match date is 19 September 2026. Venue: Bayview Stadium.

Current form

East Fife: 0-4-1, 0.80 points/match. Montrose: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

East Fife scores 0.86 and concedes 0.71 goals per match. Montrose scores 1.57 and concedes 1.71. League average: 2.56 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: East Fife 43%, Montrose 43%. Over 2.5: East Fife 29%, Montrose 100%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

East Fife has higher xG: 1.04 vs 0.89. East Fife: 7.9 shots per match, Montrose: 6.4.

Match halves

East Fife: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.86. Montrose: half-time lead 57%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

East Fife: 76-90+ (4 goals). Montrose: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.56 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-2. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 75%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.50)
(3.25)
(2.40)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.86Goals scored / match1.57
East FifeMontrose
0.71Goals conceded / match1.71
East FifeMontrose
49%Average possession57%
East FifeMontrose
3.29Shots on target / match3.29
East FifeMontrose

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

7.86Shots per match6.43
East FifeMontrose
3.29Shots on target3.29
East FifeMontrose
10.9%Shot conversion24.4%
East FifeMontrose
49%Possession57%
East FifeMontrose
1.04xG for0.89
East FifeMontrose
1.23xG against1.59
East FifeMontrose

Shooting quality

East Fife: BalancedMontrose: Efficient finishing
East FifeMontrose
Accuracy (shots on target)42%51%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.48

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Montrose is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - East Fife · 2.4 pts / match - Montrose

East Fife
LDDDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W71% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-5-1
1.14 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Last 5 at home
1-2-0
WDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.87Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Montrose
LWWWW
Season result split
57% W0% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-3
1.71 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 away
1-0-2
LLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.96Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Montrose is 83% better for: goals scored per match.

0.86 goals / match - East Fife · 1.57 goals / match - Montrose

East Fife is 141% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.71 goals / match - East Fife · 1.71 goals / match - Montrose

East Fife scoring profile: strong

East Fife scores in 57% of matches (4 of 7 matches), while Montrose keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 matches).

Montrose scoring profile: mixed

Montrose scores in 71% of matches (5 of 7 matches), while East Fife keeps a clean sheet in 57% (4 of 7 matches).

6Goals scored (season)11
East FifeMontrose
5Goals conceded (season)12
East FifeMontrose
1.57Average goals in match3.29
East FifeMontrose
4Goals scored (last 5)10
East FifeMontrose
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
East FifeMontrose

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal71%
East FifeMontrose
29%2 goals57%
East FifeMontrose
0%3 goals29%
East FifeMontrose
0%4 goals0%
East FifeMontrose

How often they concede at least...

43%1 goal71%
East FifeMontrose
29%2 goals43%
East FifeMontrose
0%3 goals29%
East FifeMontrose
0%4 goals14%
East FifeMontrose

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time14%
East FifeMontrose
0%BTTS in both halves0%
East FifeMontrose
0%Scored in both halves57%
East FifeMontrose

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
East FifeMontrose
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS57%
East FifeMontrose
60%BTTS - last 540%
East FifeMontrose

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
East FifeMontrose
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time71%
East FifeMontrose
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
East FifeMontrose

2nd half

57%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
East FifeMontrose
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
East FifeMontrose
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
East FifeMontrose

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Montrose is 86% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - East Fife · 1.86 pts / match - Montrose

East Fife - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Montrose - half-time state
57% leading14% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.86
East FifeMontrose
0Goals scored (1st half)1
East FifeMontrose
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
East FifeMontrose
0Average goals (1st half)1.71
East FifeMontrose
100%Clean sheet before half-time57%
East FifeMontrose
100%No goal before half-time29%
East FifeMontrose

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per match (2nd half)1.14
East FifeMontrose
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
East FifeMontrose
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)1
East FifeMontrose
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.57
East FifeMontrose
57%Clean sheet after half-time29%
East FifeMontrose
43%No goal after half-time43%
East FifeMontrose

East Fife - second-half results

14% W71% D14% L
7
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Montrose - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
13
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 57% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

East Fife - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.80
Goals scored / match0.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.01.8
1 goal0%60%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Montrose - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.401.60
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+4+1
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

East Fife
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
2
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.

Montrose
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
4
2
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
4
61-75
0
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
43%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+3%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

East Fife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
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.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
50%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.9
Late goals
67% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
67%

Montrose

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.70
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.68
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
185%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.69
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

East FifeLigaMontrose
Average goals in match 1.572.56 3.29
Both teams scored 43%38% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 29%53% 100%
Clean sheets 57%37% 29%
Goal before half-time 0%62% 100%
Goal after half-time 57%74% 100%

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

2.56
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
37%
Clean sheets
1.71
Home goals / match
0.85
Away goals / match
+101%
Home attack advantage
+50%
Home defence advantage
+32%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
26%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): East Fife 0 - 2 - 2 Montrose. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 75% matches.

FAQ

When do East Fife and Montrose play?

East Fife face Montrose on 19 September 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 is the head-to-head record between East Fife and Montrose?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches East Fife won 0, Montrose won 2 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before East Fife vs Montrose?

East Fife score 0.86 goals per game on average and Montrose 1.57. The League One average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 43% of East Fife's matches and 43% of Montrose's.

What form are East Fife and Montrose in?

Over the last 5 games East Fife have a 0-4-1 record (0.80 points per game) and Montrose 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for East Fife vs Montrose — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.