Bo'ness United vs Gretna 2008 preview

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Competition: Scotland Football League - Lowland League
Competition: Sun 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Newtown Park (1800 seats)

Bo'ness United have managed 3 home wins up until now, Gretna 2008 have won 1 away. Who enhances their results after this one?

Insights:
  • Bo'ness United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gretna 2008 have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Football League - Lowland League

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bo'ness United form and stats

Bo'ness United's results here at Newtown Park in the Football League - Lowland League have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Bo'ness has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Christie and the players.

In their previous game, the manager Christie led his Bo'ness to a defeat in the Football League - Lowland League match away at Celtic II. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Newtown Park.

Before that game, the home loss against Vale of Leithen with the scoreline 0-1.

The Bo'ness fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. Bo'ness United have conceded 19 from these games.

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Gretna 2008 form and stats

Gretna 2008 have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Football League - Lowland League, after 1-2-9 (12 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Gretna, who have now gone 20 games without a victory. The Vale of Leithen game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Gretna might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic proved too strong as Gretna 2008 slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Raydale Park.

Prior to that match, the Gretna 2008 manager Brown faced defeat when travelling to Edinburgh University and losing 0-1.

Gretna 2008 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Gretna are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 13 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Gretna 2008 - Bo'ness United 0-1.

Bo'ness United missing players

Gretna 2008 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bo'ness United Gretna 2008
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 11 3 Played P 3 12 23
8 3 1 Won W 0 1 1
2 2 0 Drew D 1 2 4
10 6 2 Lost L 2 9 18
35 16 3 Scored S 3 13 20
32 19 4 Conceded C 7 35 71
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 73% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 87%
60% 64% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 58% 70%
45% 45% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 42% 48%
35% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 26%
55% 64% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 57%
25% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 4%
20% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 39%
 
7 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.2 3.6
3.7 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.8 7.1
2.3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
15 23 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.8 7.9
6 8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 3.3
44% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 47% 33%
 
8.7 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 18.2 18.6
3 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 10 9.1
Key stats in Football League - Lowland League this season:
  • Bo'ness United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bo'ness United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Bo'ness United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bo'ness United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gretna 2008 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Gretna 2008 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gretna 2008 have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Football League - Lowland League
  • Gretna 2008 have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Football League - Lowland League
  • Gretna 2008 have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Football League - Lowland League
  • Gretna 2008 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 22 19 1 2 64 18 12 11 0 1 37 11 10 8 1 1 27 7 46 58
2 Rangers U21 22 16 0 6 75 26 12 10 0 2 53 14 10 6 0 4 22 12 49 48
3 Spartans 23 15 2 6 46 31 11 6 1 4 21 14 12 9 1 2 25 17 15 47
4 East Kilbride 22 14 3 5 61 26 11 7 1 3 19 11 11 7 2 2 42 15 35 45
5 Celtic II 21 14 3 4 48 16 11 7 2 2 20 8 10 7 1 2 28 8 32 45
6 Civil Service Strollers 23 14 3 6 49 32 11 8 1 2 29 14 12 6 2 4 20 18 17 45
7 East Stirlingshire 22 10 5 7 38 22 11 4 2 5 10 7 11 6 3 2 28 15 16 35
8 Berwick Rangers 22 11 1 10 44 30 12 7 1 4 30 15 10 4 0 6 14 15 14 34
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 19 9 3 7 35 26 9 4 0 5 14 17 10 5 3 2 21 9 9 30
10 Dalbeattie Star 20 10 0 10 29 31 9 6 0 3 19 13 11 4 0 7 10 18 -2 30
11 Edusport Academy 21 8 4 9 39 37 11 3 3 5 18 20 10 5 1 4 21 17 2 28
12 Bo'ness United 20 8 2 10 35 32 11 3 2 6 16 19 9 5 0 4 19 13 3 26
13 Edinburgh University 22 6 4 12 35 64 11 3 4 4 22 29 11 3 0 8 13 35 -29 22
14 BSC Glasgow 23 6 3 14 26 45 10 2 2 6 11 17 13 4 1 8 15 28 -19 21
15 Stirling University 20 5 4 11 36 46 10 2 0 8 12 21 10 3 4 3 24 25 -10 19
16 Cumbernauld Colts 22 5 3 14 36 52 11 2 2 7 18 27 11 3 1 7 18 25 -16 18
17 Gretna 2008 23 1 4 18 20 71 11 0 2 9 7 36 12 1 2 9 13 35 -51 7
18 Vale of Leithen 23 1 1 21 9 120 11 0 0 11 6 70 12 1 1 10 3 50 -111 4

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 22 19 1 2 64 18 12 11 0 1 37 11 10 8 1 1 27 7 46 58
2 Rangers U21 22 16 0 6 75 26 12 10 0 2 53 14 10 6 0 4 22 12 49 48
3 Spartans 23 15 2 6 46 31 11 6 1 4 21 14 12 9 1 2 25 17 15 47
4 East Kilbride 22 14 3 5 61 26 11 7 1 3 19 11 11 7 2 2 42 15 35 45
5 Celtic II 21 14 3 4 48 16 11 7 2 2 20 8 10 7 1 2 28 8 32 45
6 Civil Service Strollers 23 14 3 6 49 32 11 8 1 2 29 14 12 6 2 4 20 18 17 45
7 East Stirlingshire 22 10 5 7 38 22 11 4 2 5 10 7 11 6 3 2 28 15 16 35
8 Berwick Rangers 22 11 1 10 44 30 12 7 1 4 30 15 10 4 0 6 14 15 14 34
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 19 9 3 7 35 26 9 4 0 5 14 17 10 5 3 2 21 9 9 30
10 Dalbeattie Star 20 10 0 10 29 31 9 6 0 3 19 13 11 4 0 7 10 18 -2 30
11 Edusport Academy 21 8 4 9 39 37 11 3 3 5 18 20 10 5 1 4 21 17 2 28
12 Bo'ness United 20 8 2 10 35 32 11 3 2 6 16 19 9 5 0 4 19 13 3 26
13 Edinburgh University 22 6 4 12 35 64 11 3 4 4 22 29 11 3 0 8 13 35 -29 22
14 BSC Glasgow 23 6 3 14 26 45 10 2 2 6 11 17 13 4 1 8 15 28 -19 21
15 Stirling University 20 5 4 11 36 46 10 2 0 8 12 21 10 3 4 3 24 25 -10 19
16 Cumbernauld Colts 22 5 3 14 36 52 11 2 2 7 18 27 11 3 1 7 18 25 -16 18
17 Gretna 2008 23 1 4 18 20 71 11 0 2 9 7 36 12 1 2 9 13 35 -51 7
18 Vale of Leithen 23 1 1 21 9 120 11 0 0 11 6 70 12 1 1 10 3 50 -111 4

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