East Fife vs Montrose

2 - 3

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 MGM Timber Bayview Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

East Fife 9 · Montrose 7

Team Overview

East Fife (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 1.06 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Montrose (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 33

Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.22

PPG

0.89

1.06

1.28

1.50

1.83

44%

O2.5

56%

BTTS

72%

11%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

East Fife rank9th

Montrose rank7th

East Fife points36

Montrose points42

East Fife: #9 · 36 pts · GD -27

31 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

Montrose: #7 · 42 pts · GD -19

25 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

East Fife last 5 home

D W D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals5-9

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Montrose last 5 away

D L D L D

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-10

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

East Fife trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Montrose trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

East Fife score at home67%

East Fife clean sheet at home11%

Montrose score away83%

Montrose clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

East Fife score first11%

East Fife win after scoring first50%

Montrose score first28%

Montrose win after scoring first20%

Comeback rate after conceding first: East Fife 29% · Montrose 0%

Avg first goal minute: East Fife 36.5' · Montrose 30.2'

Vs league average

East Fife score at home1.06 vs 1.42

East Fife concede at home1.50 vs 1.23

Montrose score away1.28 vs 1.23

Montrose concede away1.83 vs 1.42

East Fife score 25% below league average, while Montrose score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: East Fife are 22% above league average at home, and Montrose are 29% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

East Fife goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Montrose goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' M. Bah

18'

18' G. Webster

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Sutherland

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Lyons

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Culbert

Normal Goal

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

T. Sutherland

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Latona

1st substitution · Substitution 1

50'

50' G. Stevenson

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ G. Webster

1st substitution · For: E. Loudon

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ G. Stevenson

2nd substitution · For: T. Masson

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. Steeves

Own Goal

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

T. Sutherland

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Sandilands

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Sandilands

3rd substitution · For: R. Clark

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ B. Lyons

4th substitution · For: C. Brown

85'

85' R. Clark

East Fife vs Montrose 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Montrose beat East Fife 3-2 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League One. It was played at MGM Timber Bayview Stadium.

First half: M. Bah received a yellow card for East Fife at 10'. G. Webster received a yellow card for Montrose at 18'. Montrose took the lead at 36' when T. Sutherland scored, with the assist credited to B. Lyons, making the score 0-1. East Fife leveled the score at 37' when S. Culbert scored, making the score 1-1. Montrose took the lead at 43' when T. Sutherland scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2.

Second half: East Fife made their 1st substitution at 46', involving L. Latona. G. Stevenson received a yellow card for Montrose at 50'. Montrose made their 1st substitution at 61', with G. Webster replacing E. Loudon. Montrose made their 2nd substitution at 61', with G. Stevenson replacing T. Masson. East Fife leveled the score at 62' when A. Steeves scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-2. Montrose took the lead at 75' when T. Sutherland scored, with the assist credited to C. Sandilands, making the score 2-3. Montrose made their 3rd substitution at 83', with C. Sandilands replacing R. Clark. Montrose made their 4th substitution at 83', with B. Lyons replacing C. Brown. R. Clark received a yellow card for Montrose at 85'.

East Fife used 1 substitution while Montrose used 4 substitutions. East Fife got 1 yellow card, while Montrose got 3 yellow cards.