This game stars two teams living in the cellar of the Football League - Lowland League, East Stirlingshire at 17th spot and Cowdenbeath sitting at 16th. A good chance for one of the squads to improve their position.
- East Stirlingshire have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Football League - Lowland League
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Football League - Lowland League
It should be mentioned that Cowdenbeath play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Cowdenbeath on artifical turf are 4 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats from 16 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 12-23. You can compare this with overall results below.
Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic fixture!
East Stirlingshire form and stats
East Stirlingshire's struggle is real here at Falkirk Community Stadium with only 8 points collected from 10 Football League - Lowland League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-6. It's been an uphill battle for East Stirlingshire in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the BSC Glasgow game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Stirlingshire club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Falkirk Community Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Civil Service Strollers (placed 4th).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Stirling University (0-2).East Stirlingshire has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Cowdenbeath form and stats
There's been little loot from Cowdenbeath's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the Football League - Lowland League. Cowdenbeath only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Cowdenbeath, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Cowdenbeath are looking to quickly end their 228 minutes long goal drought in the Football League - Lowland League.
Cowdenbeath are travelling again after losing away to BSC Glasgow in their previous match (0-3).
A 0-1 defeat away at Gretna 2008 before that.The schedule is very tough for Cowdenbeath now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Football League - Lowland League game at Bo'ness United is waiting in only three days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cowdenbeath have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest fixtures featuring these teams have all finished as Cowdenbeath victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.The contenders have faced each other already this season, with the final score Cowdenbeath - Stirlingshire 5-0 registered in the official records.
East Stirlingshire missing players
Cowdenbeath missing players
| East Stirlingshire | Cowdenbeath | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 20 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 48 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 21 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 70% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 55% | 55% |
| 48% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 20% |
| 24% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 15% |
| 62% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 45% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 25% |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.2 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 34% | 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.8 | 10.3 |
| 7.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.9 |
- Cowdenbeath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Football League - Lowland League
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Football League - Lowland League
- Cowdenbeath haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- East Stirlingshire have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- East Stirlingshire have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Football League - Lowland League
- East Stirlingshire 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 | Rangers U21 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | East Kilbride | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | Celtic II | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 31 | 39 |
| 4 | Civil Service Strollers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Tranent Juniors | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 41 |
| 6 | Stirling University | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 36 |
| 7 | Spartans | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| 8 | BSC Glasgow | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 30 |
| 10 | Edusport Academy | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 30 |
| 11 | Bo'ness United | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 25 |
| 12 | Berwick Rangers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -8 | 27 |
| 13 | Hearts U21 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 20 |
| 14 | Gretna 2008 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -21 | 19 |
| 15 | Cumbernauld Colts | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 16 | Cowdenbeath | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 18 |
| 17 | East Stirlingshire | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | Edinburgh University | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 35 | -58 | 7 |
| 19 | Dalbeattie Star | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 37 | -54 | 5 |
