East Fife vs Montrose: result 2-3 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 23Kick-off on January 31, 2026 at 03:00 PM (UTC)MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, Methil
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What was the result of East Fife vs Montrose?
Montrose won 2-3 on January 31, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 36′T. SutherlandMontrose
- 37′S. CulbertEast Fife
- 43′T. SutherlandMontrose (pen.)
- 62′A. SteevesEast Fife (o.g.)
- 75′T. SutherlandMontrose
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, East Fife have 5 wins, 1 draws and 9 defeats; Montrose have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2026 | Queen of the South(home) | 1-5 | League One |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Inverness CT(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Arbroath(away) | 0-3 | Challenge Cup |
| Jan 10, 2026 | Stenhousemuir(away) | 0-5 | League One |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Kelty Hearts(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Alloa Athletic(away) | 1-4 | League One |
| Jan 17, 2026 | Partick(away) | 1-3 | FA Cup |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Airdrie United(away) | 1-3 | Challenge Cup |
| Dec 27, 2025 | Inverness CT(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Spartans(home) | 2-1 | Challenge Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 East Fife win(s), 2 draw(s), 4 Montrose win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2025 | Montrose 2-1 East Fife | League One |
| Sep 20, 2025 | East Fife 1-1 Montrose | League One |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Montrose 0-0 East Fife | League One |
| Jan 2, 2022 | East Fife 0-2 Montrose | League One |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Montrose 4-1 East Fife | League One |
| Aug 21, 2021 | East Fife 0-2 Montrose | League One |
Last archived meeting: Montrose vs East Fife on Nov 22, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
East Fife score 0.9 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Montrose score 1.5 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fife | 0.9 | 1.8 | 4 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
| Montrose | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
East Fife sit 6th in League One (5 points from 4 matches) and Montrose sit 8th (3 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Montrose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
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