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East Fife vs Brora Rangers – Preview by Oli Anderson
📍 MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, Methil
🗓️ Tuesday 22nd July 2025 | Kick-off: 7:45pm

⚔️ The Challenge Ahead

East Fife got points on the board following victory in the first of at least five Fife derbies of the season. Now a golden opportunity awaits. Should the Fifers claim victory against Brora tonight, we will have a ‘cup final’ tie against Premiership opposition Kilmarnock, where victory could send us into the knockout rounds of the Premier Sports Cup. And we all know what happened the last time East Fife played Kilmarnock in a cup final 😉.

With that being said, standing between us and that 90-minute shootout are Highland League champions Brora Rangers, who proved to be a thorn in the Fifers side the last time we both met.

📊 Form Guide

East Fife

  • 1-3 vs Dunfermline Athletic (Pre-Season Friendly)
  • 1-2 vs Livingston (League Cup)
  •  1-0 vs Kelty Hearts (League Cup)

Brora Rangers

  • 0-2 vs Kilmarnock (League Cup)
  • 4-0 vs Kelty Hearts (League Cup)
  • 2-0 vs Livingston (League Cup)

📈Group H Table

Position

Team

Played

W

PW/PL

L

PTS

1.

Kilmarnock

2

2

0/0

0

6

2.

Livingston

3

2

0/0

1

6

3.

Kelty Hearts

2

1

0/0

1

3

4.

East Fife

2

1

0/0

1

3

5.

Brora Rangers

3

0

0/0

3

0

PW – Penalty Shootouts Won, PL – Penalty Shootouts Lost

🕰️ Upcoming Group Fixtures

  • 26 July – Kilmarnock vs East Fife (Rugby Park, 3:00pm)

🔁 Recent Encounters

  • Sides have faced each other twice since 2014, sharing one win a piece.
  • East Fife won 3-2 in the Highlands – 19th August 2014 – Scottish Challenge Cup 2nd Round
  • Brora won 1-0 at Bayview – 20th January 2018 – Scottish Cup 4th Round
  • East Fife kept a clean sheet in their last game, Brora have conceded eight in 3 and are yet to score in the competition.

🚑 Squad News

Out

Injury: Jess Norey and Liam Newton continue to miss out through injury.

Suspension: Manager Dick Campbell is banned from the touchline this afternoon, following his red card against Annan Athletic in last season’s play-off final.

In

Returns: Michael McKenna and Mamadou Bah both return from their respective suspensions ahead of tonight’s game. McKenna will be looking for his first competitive minutes of the season, while Bah will hope for a return into the first team.

Potential: Adam Laaref could make a return to the squad this afternoon, following promising progress for the winger however a final decision on his inclusion has not yet been made. 

🎟️ Match Tickets

Tickets (online purchase encouraged):

  • Adults: £15
  • Over 65s: £10
  • Under 16s: £5

Season tickets not valid, but season ticket holders can purchase tickets in their usual seats using the season ticket holders log-in
🟡East Fife: Sections A–D
Brora Rangers: Sections G-K

📺 Live Streaming

Live streaming of the clash with Livingston is available worldwide for £15 via East Fife TV. Our overseas supporter can also access the game through their annual or monthly subscription. The commentator for the tie is Daniel Hughes.

👕 Club Colours

The Fifers will be in the brand-new JADA sponsored away kit, wearing the all-white kit. Our goalkeeper will be in yellow for the clash.

Brora Rangers will be in their home colours of an all-red strip. The goalkeeper will be in blue for tonight’s tie.

🧑‍⚖️ Match Officials

The referee for Saturday will be Lewis Hogarth. His assistants running the lines Craig Macrae Nathan Clac-Mansfield.

🍻 The Fun Bits

The club bar will be open from 6pm. We invite you to join us for a drink (or several!)

Issue number 2 of The Bayview will be on sale outside the ground, in the club shop and online, for £3.

There will be a pop-up club shop in the lounge from 6pm to purchase both our home strip and the new away strip.

Half-time draw tickets will be available priced at £1.

‘Mon the Fife! 🖤💛