Falkirk vs East Fife: result 3-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 27Kick-off on February 26, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Falkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk
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What was the result of Falkirk vs East Fife?
Falkirk won 3-1 on February 26, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 16′C. McGuffieFalkirk
- 25′R. WallaceEast Fife
- 89′P. WatsonFalkirk
- 90′Leigh GriffithsFalkirk (pen.)
Official lineup for Falkirk vs East Fife
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Falkirk
- 9Leigh Griffiths
- 19A. Dowds
- 11C. McGuffie
- 17K. Jacobs
- 21C. Telfer
- 2R. Williamson
- 5A. Taylor-Sinclair
- 6G. Miller
- 30J. Mills
- 44P. Watson
- 1R. Mutch
East Fife
- 9R. Wallace
- 22K. Connell
- 23D. Watson
- 4S. Murdoch
- 7D. Denholm
- 14K. Millar
- 20R. Blair
- 3Christopher James Higgins
- 5Ross Dunlop
- 12S. Mercer
- 1Jude Smith
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Falkirk have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; East Fife have 1, 6 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2022 | Peterhead(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Cove Rangers(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Alloa Athletic(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Queen's Park(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Montrose(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2022 | Queen's Park(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Alloa Athletic(away) | 3-1 | League One |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Clyde(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Jan 29, 2022 | Peterhead(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Jan 22, 2022 | Falkirk(home) | 0-2 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Falkirk wins, 1 draw, 1 East Fife win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2022 | East Fife 0-2 Falkirk | League One |
| Oct 2, 2021 | Falkirk 2-1 East Fife | League One |
| Jan 2, 2021 | East Fife 2-1 Falkirk | League One |
| 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 |
How many goals should we expect?
Falkirk score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; East Fife score 0.7 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkirk | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| East Fife | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | East Fife | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
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