East Fife vs Queen of the South prediction

East Fife have won two, drawn six and lost five of their 13 League One games so far, scoring 11 and letting in 16. That has them 9th on 12 points.

Their last six in all competitions read no wins, one draw and five defeats, at 0.5 goals scored and 2.2 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 2-1 to Hamilton away; before that came a 3-0 defeat at home to Alloa and a 2-1 defeat away at Cumbernauld Colts.

East Fife haven't won in six. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. They failed to score in three of those games. At home they've won none of three recently (0 scored, 8 conceded).

So far in the League One, Queen of the South have won four, drawn one and lost eight of 13, with 13 goals scored and 36 conceded, good for 7th place and 13 points.

Over the last six matches it has been four wins, no draws and two defeats, averaging 1.8 goals for and 2.2 against. Last time out they beat Alloa 1-0 away; before that came a 7-1 defeat at home to Ross County and a 1-0 defeat away at Berwick Rangers.

Two clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won two of three recently (2 scored, 1 conceded).

Home and away form points to Queen of the South: East Fife have won none of their last three at home, Queen of the South two of their last three on the road. One point separates the two sides in the table. Queen of the South also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make East Fife favourites at 43%, with Queen of the South on 32% and the draw at 25%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it. The recent numbers lean the other way, but once you account for who each side has played, East Fife still come out ahead.

On goals, it expects around 2.8 in the game: 1.4 for East Fife and 1.4 for Queen of the South. Over 2.5 goals is 52% and both teams scoring 55%. Their last meeting, on 12 Sept 2026, finished 1-1.