A new League Two adventure is ready to kick off and this is the first real fixture for Stranraer and Annan Athletic. Let's go!
This pitch has grass, which is not Annan Athletic's regular surface at their own football field. When playing on grass Annan Athletic have performed like this: Played 27 matches with the output 13 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats with the goal difference 42-25 (scored/conceded).
This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last played a game. Bring it on!
Stranraer form and stats
Last season, Stranraer's league stats were 13 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, ending with 6th position in the League Two. In these 36 matches they scored 50 goals and let in 54. Appearing as the home side in the previous season Stranraer generated 6-4-8 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 26 conceded.
Stranraer have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Stranraer have scored 6 goals and conceded 5 times.
Annan Athletic form and stats
Let's have a look at how Annan Athletic performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 20 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 7/8 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Annan Athletic as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Annan have played two with the results W0-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Annan Athletic has scored 3 goals and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Stranraer wins - draws - Annan Athletic wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Stranraer missing players
Annan Athletic missing players
| Stranraer | Annan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stranraer | Last season | Annan Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 50 | 18 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | ||
| 54 | 26 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 81% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | ||
| 53% | 39% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | ||
| 33% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 22% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 50% | 22% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | ||
| 25% | 39% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 27% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albion Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | East Fife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Elgin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Forfar Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Stirling Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 40 | 81 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 60 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 59 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 52 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 49 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 28 | -4 | 47 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -21 | 39 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -18 | 37 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -21 | 29 |