East Fife vs Falkirk: result 2-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 11Kick-off on January 2, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, Methil
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What was the result of East Fife vs Falkirk?
East Fife won 2-1 on January 2, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 20′K. SmithEast Fife
- 47′C. MorrisonFalkirk
- 69′J. HamiltonEast Fife
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, East Fife have 6 wins, 1 draws and 8 defeats; Falkirk have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2020 | Forfar Athletic(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Peterhead(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Airdrie United(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Partick(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Inverness CT(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2020 | Partick(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Dec 20, 2020 | Airdrie United(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Clyde(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Peterhead(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Rangers(home) | 0-4 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 0 East Fife win(s), 2 draw(s), 3 Falkirk win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2020 | Falkirk 2-0 East Fife | League One |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Falkirk 2-0 East Fife | League One |
| Dec 7, 2019 | East Fife 0-0 Falkirk | League One |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Falkirk 0-0 East Fife | League One |
| Jul 28, 2018 | East Fife 1-2 Falkirk | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
East Fife score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Falkirk score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fife | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Falkirk | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy