Sports betting preview: Cumbernauld Colts vs East Kilbride - predictions and stats

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Competition: Scotland Football League - Lowland League
Competition: Fri 30.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Broadwood Stadium (8029 seats)

Battling Cumbernauld Colts are keen to pull off a small shock when they play hard-driving East Kilbride in the upcoming league game. It’s 14th vs 4th and the home fans will have not-so-high confidence.

Insights:
  • Cumbernauld Colts have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • East Kilbride have the most clean sheets (6) in Football League - Lowland League

5 - 2 - 2 with 20-17. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for East Kilbride when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. East Kilbride play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Cumbernauld Colts form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Football League - Lowland League this season. Cumbernauld Colts have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Broadwood Stadium.

In their previous game, the manager Mckinlay led his Cumbernauld Colts to a defeat away at Tranent Juniors. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Broadwood Stadium.

In the match before that, Cumbernauld Colts hosted Spartans and drew the game 1-1.

Lots of goals? Who knows the future, but we do know that 15 of the 19 latest league matches with this team has had three or more goals.

Goals decide football matches and Cumbernauld are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 10 league matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Cumbernauld Colts have allowed the opposition to score 26 goals here at Broadwood Stadium. When Cumbernauld Colts hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like East Stirlingshire, Cowdenbeath, Gretna 2008, Edinburgh University, Dalbeattie Star and Hearts U21), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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East Kilbride form and stats

East Kilbride's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed East Kilbride collect 23 points from their 11 away matches in the Football League - Lowland League. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

Kilbride go into this game after a win, the home game against Edusport Academy that ended 4-2. An insane match with masses of goals last time out for East Kilbride, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this fixture be as enjoying?

Before that, East Kilbride travelled to Rangers U21 and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Kilbride are hosting BSC Glasgow in the Football League - Lowland League only four days away.

East Kilbride have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 27 goals from 11 away matches. As for defending, East Kilbride rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other before in this season, with the final score East Kilbride - Cumbernauld 1-0 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - two - four (Cumbernauld Colts wins - draws - East Kilbride wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Cumbernauld Colts missing players

East Kilbride missing players

Cumbernauld Colts East Kilbride
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 10 5 Played P 2 11 21
6 3 1 Won W 2 7 13
1 1 1 Drew D 0 2 3
12 6 3 Lost L 0 2 5
36 21 10 Scored S 8 27 52
41 26 14 Conceded C 1 19 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
84% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 81%
79% 90% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 82% 71%
53% 70% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 64% 62%
42% 50% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 45% 48%
68% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 73% 62%
5% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 18% 29%
26% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 14%
 
4.3 3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6 5.8
5.4 6.1 8.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.5 6
2.8 2.3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.7 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.8 8.3 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 16 9.8 11.8
4.5 4.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 13 5.7 6.5
44% 52% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 32% 34%
 
9.3 9.1 9 Shots against (avg) S A 3 10.8 9.3
4.2 5.1 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 5.8 4.1
Key stats in Football League - Lowland League this season:
  • All of Cumbernauld Colts's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cumbernauld Colts have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Cumbernauld Colts have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Cumbernauld Colts have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cumbernauld Colts have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Cumbernauld Colts have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Cumbernauld Colts haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • East Kilbride have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • East Kilbride have the most clean sheets (6) in Football League - Lowland League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rangers U21 20 14 3 3 60 30 9 7 1 1 27 10 11 7 2 2 33 20 30 45
2 Tranent Juniors 21 13 5 3 49 23 12 8 2 2 32 14 9 5 3 1 17 9 26 44
3 Stirling University 20 13 3 4 48 26 11 8 1 2 28 7 9 5 2 2 20 19 22 42
4 East Kilbride 21 13 3 5 52 31 10 6 1 3 25 12 11 7 2 2 27 19 21 42
5 Spartans 21 12 4 5 45 25 9 6 2 1 24 9 12 6 2 4 21 16 20 40
6 Celtic II 19 12 3 4 56 27 9 6 1 2 33 13 10 6 2 2 23 14 29 39
7 Civil Service Strollers 21 11 5 5 43 27 11 7 2 2 23 13 10 4 3 3 20 14 16 38
8 BSC Glasgow 21 11 2 8 44 41 12 8 2 2 29 15 9 3 0 6 15 26 3 35
9 Bo'ness United 21 9 4 8 46 29 12 6 2 4 30 16 9 3 2 4 16 13 17 31
10 Edusport Academy 21 8 6 7 46 42 11 5 4 2 28 17 10 3 2 5 18 25 4 30
11 Gala Fairydean Rovers 21 9 3 9 39 47 9 3 1 5 19 22 12 6 2 4 20 25 -8 30
12 Berwick Rangers 20 8 3 9 30 38 9 5 3 1 18 10 11 3 0 8 12 28 -8 27
13 Hearts U21 21 6 6 9 47 38 10 3 4 3 22 15 11 3 2 6 25 23 9 24
14 Cumbernauld Colts 19 6 1 12 36 41 10 3 1 6 21 26 9 3 0 6 15 15 -5 19
15 Gretna 2008 20 6 1 13 30 52 11 4 0 7 17 27 9 2 1 6 13 25 -22 19
16 Cowdenbeath 21 5 3 13 25 32 9 4 2 3 15 8 12 1 1 10 10 24 -7 18
17 East Stirlingshire 22 3 8 11 22 48 11 2 2 7 11 22 11 1 6 4 11 26 -26 17
18 Edinburgh University 21 2 1 18 18 85 10 0 1 9 8 40 11 2 0 9 10 45 -67 7
19 Dalbeattie Star 19 1 2 16 15 69 10 1 1 8 13 32 9 0 1 8 2 37 -54 5