Falkirk vs East Fife: result 2-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 24Kick-off on February 18, 2020 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk
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What was the result of Falkirk vs East Fife?
Falkirk won 2-0 on February 18, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 72′M. DoyleFalkirk
- 77′D. McManusFalkirk
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Falkirk have 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats; East Fife have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2020 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 0-1 | FA Cup |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Stranraer(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Arbroath(home) | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Forfar Athletic(home) | 6-0 | League One |
| Jan 18, 2020 | Arbroath(away) | 0-0 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2020 | Peterhead(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Feb 1, 2020 | Dumbarton(home) | 4-2 | League One |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Clyde(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Airdrie United(home) | 2-2 | League One |
| Jan 4, 2020 | Montrose(away) | 0-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Falkirk win(s), 2 draw(s), 0 East Fife win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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?
Falkirk score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; East Fife score 1.5 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | 1.9 | 0.7 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| East Fife | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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