Montrose vs East Fife

Montrose

1 - 0

East Fife

🕒 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Links Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Montrose 7 · East Fife 9

Team Overview

Montrose (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-2-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 34

Avg: 1.39 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

East Fife (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-10

Goals For / Against

15 / 34

Avg: 0.83 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

1.44

PPG

0.78

1.39

0.83

1.89

67%

O2.5

56%

BTTS

50%

17%

Score 1st

League-position context

Montrose rank7th

East Fife rank9th

Montrose points42

East Fife points36

Montrose: #7 · 42 pts · GD -19

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

East Fife: #9 · 36 pts · GD -27

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

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

Montrose last 5 home

L L L W W

Points6/15

Weighted index20

Goals8-11

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

East Fife last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals3-6

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.

Montrose trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 17%

East Fife trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Montrose score at home67%

Montrose clean sheet at home11%

East Fife score away61%

East Fife clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Montrose score first17%

Montrose win after scoring first67%

East Fife score first6%

East Fife win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Montrose 33% · East Fife 14%

Avg first goal minute: Montrose 36.7' · East Fife 34.0'

Vs league average

Montrose score at home1.39 vs 1.42

Montrose concede at home1.89 vs 1.23

East Fife score away0.83 vs 1.23

East Fife concede away1.89 vs 1.42

Montrose score 2% below league average, while East Fife score 32% below league average.

Defensive side: Montrose are 54% above league average at home, and East Fife are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Montrose goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

East Fife goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

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

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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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

9' N. Austin

26'

26' T. Masson

37'

37' K. Waddell

50' ↑↓

↑↓

50' ⇄ K. Waddell

1st substitution · For: A. Steeves

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Lyons

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Webster

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ T. Masson

2nd substitution · For: K. Freeman

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ G. Webster

3rd substitution · For: L. Gibson

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ T. Sutherland

4th substitution · For: G. Stevenson

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ K. Bertie

5th substitution · For: C. Brown

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Millar

1st substitution · For: Jack Healy

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ S. Culbert

2nd substitution · For: F. Rowe

90+3'

90+3' C. Brown

Montrose vs East Fife 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Montrose beat East Fife 1-0 on Saturday, 04 April 2026 in League One. It was played at Links Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. N. Austin received a yellow card for East Fife at 9'. T. Masson received a yellow card for Montrose at 26'. K. Waddell received a yellow card for Montrose at 37'.

Second half: Montrose made their 1st substitution at 50', with K. Waddell replacing A. Steeves. Montrose took the lead at 65' when B. Lyons scored, with the assist credited to G. Webster, making the score 1-0. Montrose made their 2nd substitution at 67', with T. Masson replacing K. Freeman. Montrose made their 3rd substitution at 67', with G. Webster replacing L. Gibson. Montrose made their 4th substitution at 67', with T. Sutherland replacing G. Stevenson. Montrose made their 5th substitution at 77', with K. Bertie replacing C. Brown. East Fife made their 1st substitution at 78', with K. Millar replacing Jack Healy. East Fife made their 2nd substitution at 85', with S. Culbert replacing F. Rowe. C. Brown received a yellow card for Montrose at 90+3'.

Montrose used 5 substitutions while East Fife used 2 substitutions. Montrose got 3 yellow cards, while East Fife got 1 yellow card.