Elgin City vs East Fife: result 4-2 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 3, 2024 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Borough Briggs, Elgin
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What was the result of Elgin City vs East Fife?
Elgin City won 4-2 on August 3, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 38′K. GirvanElgin City
- 41′J. MurrayElgin City
- 49′R. DingwallElgin City
- 71′A. MunroEast Fife
- 76′C. McManusEast Fife
- 85′R. SargentElgin City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Elgin City have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; East Fife have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2024 | Queen's Park(away) | 0-4 | League Cup |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Peterhead(away) | 2-4 | League Cup |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Kelty Hearts(home) | 1-1 | League Cup |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Hibernian(home) | 0-5 | League Cup |
| Jul 6, 2024 | Buckie Thistle(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2024 | ST Johnstone(away) | 1-5 | League Cup |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Brechin(home) | 4-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Alloa Athletic(away) | 0-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Morton(home) | 3-0 | League Cup |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Queen's Park(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Elgin City win(s), 1 draw(s), 4 East Fife win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2024 | East Fife 2-0 Elgin City | League Two |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Elgin City 1-0 East Fife | League Two |
| Dec 9, 2023 | East Fife 4-0 Elgin City | League Two |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Elgin City 1-1 East Fife | League Two |
| Jul 18, 2023 | East Fife 3-1 Elgin City | League Cup |
| Mar 24, 2023 | East Fife 2-0 Elgin City | League Two |
Last archived meeting: East Fife vs Elgin City on Mar 30, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Elgin City score 1.6 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; East Fife score 1.2 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin City | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| East Fife | 1.2 | 1.1 | 8 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elgin City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
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