The fresh new season is about to begin and the regulars are shivering with optimism. It’s a new beginning as Celtic II host Cowdenbeath for the opening match at Excelsior Stadium. Keep reading!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League Cup. That game, against Edinburgh City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Cowdenbeath.
Celtic II form and stats
The season before, Celtic II's league statistics were 23 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, providing 3rd position in the Football League - Lowland League. In these 34 matches they scored 82 goals and gave away 30. Appearing at their own stadium in the former season Celtic II produced 11-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 13 conceded.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Celtic II as they are travelling to their away game against Berwick Rangers in the Football League - Lowland League. That match is three days after this one.
Cowdenbeath form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for Cowdenbeath as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 7 victories from 36 games, relegation was a fact. Cowdenbeath's manager Ross are hoping to lead the team right back to League Two at the first attempt.
A quick return to home after this game, as Cowdenbeath are hosting BSC Glasgow in the Football League - Lowland League only three days away.
It's a day of discovery for Cowdenbeath 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 Cowdenbeath have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Cowdenbeath has scored 0 goals and conceded 3 times.
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Celtic II missing players
Cowdenbeath missing players
| Celtic II | Cowdenbeath | ||||||
| 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 |
| Celtic II | Last season | Cowdenbeath | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 21 | ||
| 82 | 33 | Scored | S | 15 | 28 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 28 | 49 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 82% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 72% | 64% | ||
| 59% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 36% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 6% | ||
| 44% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 42% | ||
| 44% | 41% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 19% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 47% | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 7.8 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 27% | ||
| 11.1 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Berwick Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bo'ness United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | BSC Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Celtic II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Civil Service Strollers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cumbernauld Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Dalbeattie Star | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | East Kilbride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | East Stirlingshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Edinburgh University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Edusport Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Gretna 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Hearts U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rangers U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stirling University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tranent Juniors | 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 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 64 | 87 |
| 2 | Rangers U21 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 63 | 73 |
| 3 | Celtic II | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 17 | 52 | 73 |
| 4 | East Kilbride | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 92 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 22 | 52 | 71 |
| 5 | Spartans | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 66 |
| 6 | East Stirlingshire | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 61 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 25 | 56 |
| 7 | Civil Service Strollers | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 66 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 56 |
| 8 | Berwick Rangers | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 75 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 29 | 54 |
| 9 | Edusport Academy | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 53 |
| 10 | Stirling University | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 39 | -2 | 45 |
| 11 | Bo'ness United | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 60 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | -6 | 45 |
| 12 | Dalbeattie Star | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 53 | 65 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 36 | -12 | 43 |
| 13 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 54 | 66 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 28 | -12 | 37 |
| 14 | Cumbernauld Colts | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 73 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 36 | -20 | 35 |
| 15 | BSC Glasgow | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 42 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 35 | -24 | 34 |
| 16 | Edinburgh University | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 54 | 92 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 45 | -38 | 31 |
| 17 | Gretna 2008 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 36 | 109 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 53 | -73 | 11 |
| 18 | Vale of Leithen | 34 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 166 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 98 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 68 | -156 | 5 |
| 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 |