+0.35 points a game is the venue form gap, in East Fife's favour: East Fife takes 1.30 a game at home over the last two seasons, Ross County 0.95 away.
East Fife: 41 league matches in the bank, 5 from this season and the rest from last season. Ross County: 40 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish Championship.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
East Fife -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 1, lost 0 of 2, scoring 2 and conceding 0. Last season at home: won 6, drew 4, lost 8 of 18, scoring 20 and conceding 27 -- 1.22 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Airdrieonians 0-0 away; drew with Hamilton Academical 0-0 at home; lost to Peterhead 1-2 away; beat Cove Rangers 2-0 at home; drew with Alloa Athletic 0-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 18 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Dick Campbell. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Ross County -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 0, lost 0 of 2, scoring 4 and conceding 1. Last season away in the Scottish Championship: won 2, drew 7, lost 9 of 18, scoring 11 and conceding 29 -- 0.72 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat East Kilbride 4-0 at home; beat Airdrieonians 3-1 away; beat Montrose 2-1 at home; beat Peterhead 1-0 away; lost to Raith Rovers 2-3 away in the Scottish Championship. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 16 matches with one recorded (9, 4, 3 apiece), most recently Stuart Kettlewell with 9. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 03:28 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.