This fixture has been long awaited by supporters of both squads, as it's the first Football League - Lowland League match of the season. Both Cowdenbeath and BSC Glasgow are aiming for a bright start to their campaign.
It should be mentioned that BSC Glasgow play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for BSC Glasgow on grass are 6 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats from 16 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 28-31. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's no vacation for neither Cowdenbeath nor BSC Glasgow as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Cowdenbeath form and stats
The previous season, Cowdenbeath's league statistics were 7 wins, 8 draws and 21 losses, results that produced 10th spot in the Football League - Lowland League. From these 36 matches they scored 28 goals and let in 49. Playing as the home team in the last season Cowdenbeath generated 3-5-10 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 21 conceded.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Cowdenbeath as they have a new game in only four days, a Football League - Lowland League match thankfully also at home. Gala Fairydean Rovers are visiting.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Cowdenbeath friendly games in pre-season: Cowdenbeath played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Cowdenbeath scored 0 goals and conceded 3 in these one game.
BSC Glasgow form and stats
Let's have a look at how BSC Glasgow performed last season in the Football League - Lowland League: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 4 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 66 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 1 and lost 10 with 21/35 goals scored/conceded.
BSC Glasgow have another game away in just four nights, a Football League - Lowland League game vs Civil Service Strollers. A difficult programme for the guests!
Head 2 Head
Cowdenbeath missing players
BSC Glasgow missing players
| Cowdenbeath | BSC Glasgow | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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 |
| Cowdenbeath | Last season | BSC Glasgow | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Lost | L | 10 | 20 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 21 | 42 | ||
| 49 | 21 | Conceded | C | 35 | 66 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 35% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 18% | ||
| 42% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 53% | ||
| 19% | 28% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 15% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7.8 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 27% | ||
| 10.3 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stirling University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Civil Service Strollers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Berwick Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bo'ness United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | BSC Glasgow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Celtic II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Cumbernauld Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dalbeattie Star | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | East Kilbride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | East Stirlingshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Edinburgh University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Edusport Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 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 | Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tranent Juniors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Gretna 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Rangers U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 |