Montrose vs East Fife: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Montrose played East Fife in League One (Scotland). The match was played on 22 November 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Montrose: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. East Fife: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Montrose scores 0.86 and concedes 1.93 goals per match. East Fife scores 1.29 and concedes 1.36. League average: 2.54 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Montrose 43%, East Fife 57%. Over 2.5: Montrose 50%, East Fife 57%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

East Fife has higher xG: 1.39 vs 1.11. Montrose: 9.1 shots per match, East Fife: 10.7.

Match halves

Montrose: half-time lead 7%, second-half goals 0.50. East Fife: half-time lead 7%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

Montrose: 76-90+ (3 goals). East Fife: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.54 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
MontroseEast Fife
9Shots8
MontroseEast Fife
5Shots on target5
MontroseEast Fife
1.15xG1.19
MontroseEast Fife
5Corners6
MontroseEast Fife
32Dangerous attacks47
MontroseEast Fife
10Fouls16
MontroseEast Fife
0Cards2
MontroseEast Fife

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 / match1.29
MontroseEast Fife
1.93Goals conceded / match1.36
MontroseEast Fife
50%Average possession50%
MontroseEast Fife
3Shots on target / match4.5
MontroseEast Fife

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.07Shots per match10.71
MontroseEast Fife
3Shots on target4.5
MontroseEast Fife
9.4%Shot conversion12%
MontroseEast Fife
50%Possession50%
MontroseEast Fife
1.11xG for1.39
MontroseEast Fife
1.46xG against1.23
MontroseEast Fife

Shooting quality

Montrose: BalancedEast Fife: Balanced
MontroseEast Fife
Accuracy (shots on target)33%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.29

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.

East Fife is 600% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Montrose · 1.4 pts / match - East Fife

Montrose
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W21% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-8
0.86 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 0.93Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
East Fife
LWDLW
Season result split
43% W21% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-5
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 20%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 50% better for: goals scored per match.

0.86 goals / match - Montrose · 1.29 goals / match - East Fife

East Fife is 42% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.93 goals / match - Montrose · 1.36 goals / match - East Fife

Montrose scoring profile: strong

Montrose scores in 57% of matches (8 of 14 matches), while East Fife keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 matches).

East Fife scoring profile: very strong

East Fife scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while Montrose keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

12Goals scored (season)18
MontroseEast Fife
27Goals conceded (season)19
MontroseEast Fife
2.79Average goals in match2.64
MontroseEast Fife
1Goals scored (last 5)5
MontroseEast Fife
13Goals conceded (last 5)5
MontroseEast Fife

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal79%
MontroseEast Fife
21%2 goals36%
MontroseEast Fife
7%3 goals14%
MontroseEast Fife
0%4 goals0%
MontroseEast Fife

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal79%
MontroseEast Fife
57%2 goals21%
MontroseEast Fife
36%3 goals21%
MontroseEast Fife
14%4 goals14%
MontroseEast Fife

* 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.

43%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time36%
MontroseEast Fife
7%BTTS in both halves0%
MontroseEast Fife
7%Scored in both halves21%
MontroseEast Fife

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
MontroseEast Fife
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
MontroseEast Fife
20%BTTS - last 520%
MontroseEast Fife

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
MontroseEast Fife
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
MontroseEast Fife
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
MontroseEast Fife

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
MontroseEast Fife
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
MontroseEast Fife
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
MontroseEast Fife

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.

East Fife is 45% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.64 pts / match - Montrose · 0.93 pts / match - East Fife

Montrose - half-time state
7% leading43% draw50% trailing
East Fife - half-time state
7% leading71% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.64Points per match (1st half)0.93
MontroseEast Fife
0.36Goals scored (1st half)0.43
MontroseEast Fife
0.93Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
MontroseEast Fife
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.14
MontroseEast Fife
29%Clean sheet before half-time50%
MontroseEast Fife
71%No goal before half-time57%
MontroseEast Fife

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.36
MontroseEast Fife
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
MontroseEast Fife
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
MontroseEast Fife
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.29
MontroseEast Fife
36%Clean sheet after half-time50%
MontroseEast Fife
64%No goal after half-time50%
MontroseEast Fife

Montrose - second-half results

21% W36% D43% L
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding300%

Leads at half-time in 7% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

East Fife - second-half results

36% W29% D36% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding614%

Leads at half-time in 7% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Montrose - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.20
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.62.0
Average goals in match0.62.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-3-9
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
East Fife - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Montrose
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
1
4
16-30
2
6
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
6
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

East Fife
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
4
31-45
6
3
46-60
1
4
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.72
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-26%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Montrose

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.72
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
158%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

East Fife

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
11% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
11%

* 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

MontroseLigaEast Fife
Average goals in match 2.792.54 2.64
Both teams scored 43%43% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%54% 57%
Clean sheets 14%30% 21%
Goal before half-time 71%71% 57%
Goal after half-time 79%83% 86%

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

2.54
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.32
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+8%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. MontroseGoalEwan Loudon
  2. East FifeGoalAndy MunroAssist: Michael McKenna
  3. East FifeYellow cardLiam Newton
  4. MontroseGoalCallum Sandilands
  5. East FifeYellow cardBrian Easton
  6. MontroseSubstitutionOn: Graham WebsterOff: Lewis Gibson
  7. MontroseSubstitutionOn: Craig BrownOff: Blair Lyons
  8. East FifeSubstitutionOn: Patrick SlatteryOff: Sam Culbert
  9. MontroseSubstitutionOn: Matheus MachadoOff: Callum Sandilands

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Montrose 0 - 1 - 0 East Fife. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

East Fife FC
1 : 1
Montrose FC

FAQ

What was the result of Montrose vs East Fife?

The League One match finished Montrose 1:1 East Fife. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Montrose score 0.86 goals per game on average and East Fife 1.29. The League One average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Montrose's matches and 57% of East Fife's.

What form are Montrose and East Fife in?

Over the last 5 games Montrose have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and East Fife 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Montrose vs East Fife — 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.