Gala Fairydean Rovers vs East Stirlingshire: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Scotland Football League - Lowland League
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Netherdale Football Ground

Gala Fairydean Rovers have managed 5 home triumphs so far, East Stirlingshire have won 1 away. Who improves their results in this meeting?

Insights:
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • East Stirlingshire have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Football League - Lowland League

This football stadium has grass, unlike East Stirlingshire's home ground. The former 24 games by the away side on grass have resulted in 6 wins, 9 draws and 9 losses.

Gala Fairydean Rovers have less rest than East Stirlingshire in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Football League - Lowland League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Netherdale Football Ground. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, East Stirlingshire have had more rest.

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Gala Fairydean Rovers form and stats

Gala Fairydean Rovers have collected 16 points from their Football League - Lowland League home games so far after 5-1-7.

The Fairydean crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Tranent Juniors here at Netherdale Football Ground.

Prior to that, an away loss at Rangers U21.

Goals, goals, goals? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 21 of the 28 most recent league matches with this club has had three goals or more.

Gala Fairydean Rovers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Netherdale Football Ground with 22 goals in 13 league 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. Fairydean are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (28 from 13 played).

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East Stirlingshire form and stats

East Stirlingshire have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Football League - Lowland League, after 1-6-7 (14 played). With the East Stirlingshire losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Home advantage was not enough for Stirlingshire in their previous game as they lost hosting Berwick Rangers, 1-4.

Prior to that match, the East Stirlingshire manager Ure faced defeat when travelling to Gretna 2008 and losing 0-2.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 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. East Stirlingshire have conceded 33 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date logged history involving both these teams is the East Stirlingshire - Fairydean 0-1 played previously this season. Head to head data (for the former nine meetings): Gala Fairydean Rovers won four games, two matches ended with a draw and East Stirlingshire managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / three.

Gala Fairydean Rovers missing players

East Stirlingshire missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Gala Fairydean Rovers East Stirlingshire
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 5 14 27
12 5 3 Won W 1 1 4
3 1 1 Drew D 2 6 8
13 7 0 Lost L 2 7 15
48 22 8 Scored S 5 12 26
61 28 3 Conceded C 12 33 60
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 93%
75% 62% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 50% 56%
57% 46% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 43% 44%
36% 31% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 21% 22%
68% 54% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 57% 59%
18% 23% 75% Clean Sheets C S 20% 7% 7%
18% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 36% 33%
 
4.9 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.5 4.4
8 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 6 6.8
2.1 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.2 5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 7 6.7
4.4 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3 3.3
38% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 33% 33%
 
12.1 16 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 13.8 12.8
5.4 6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.5 6.4
Key stats in Football League - Lowland League this season:
  • All of East Stirlingshire's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • 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.
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 27 18 4 5 80 44 13 11 1 1 42 14 14 7 3 4 38 30 36 58
2 Tranent Juniors 28 17 6 5 62 29 14 10 2 2 39 15 14 7 4 3 23 14 33 57
3 Spartans 27 17 5 5 58 29 13 9 3 1 35 13 14 8 2 4 23 16 29 56
4 Stirling University 26 17 3 6 63 32 14 10 1 3 33 10 12 7 2 3 30 22 31 54
5 Celtic II 26 16 4 6 75 38 13 9 1 3 46 20 13 7 3 3 29 18 37 52
6 East Kilbride 26 13 5 8 55 38 13 6 3 4 28 16 13 7 2 4 27 22 17 44
7 BSC Glasgow 27 13 5 9 56 51 14 8 3 3 31 20 13 5 2 6 25 31 5 44
8 Civil Service Strollers 28 12 7 9 49 38 14 7 4 3 25 16 14 5 3 6 24 22 11 43
9 Berwick Rangers 27 12 5 10 42 45 13 8 4 1 23 12 14 4 1 9 19 33 -3 41
10 Edusport Academy 27 11 6 10 70 55 14 6 4 4 42 23 13 5 2 6 28 32 15 39
11 Gala Fairydean Rovers 28 12 3 13 48 61 13 5 1 7 22 28 15 7 2 6 26 33 -13 39
12 Bo'ness United 27 11 5 11 50 34 14 7 2 5 31 17 13 4 3 6 19 17 16 38
13 Hearts U21 26 9 7 10 57 45 13 5 4 4 29 21 13 4 3 6 28 24 12 34
14 Cumbernauld Colts 27 10 2 15 46 48 14 6 2 6 29 29 13 4 0 9 17 19 -2 32
15 Cowdenbeath 24 7 4 13 32 32 11 5 3 3 17 8 13 2 1 10 15 24 0 25
16 Gretna 2008 26 8 1 17 34 62 14 6 0 8 20 29 12 2 1 9 14 33 -28 25
17 East Stirlingshire 28 5 8 15 27 60 14 4 2 8 15 27 14 1 6 7 12 33 -33 23
18 Edinburgh University 26 2 1 23 18 102 13 0 1 12 8 52 13 2 0 11 10 50 -84 7
19 Dalbeattie Star 25 1 3 21 19 98 12 1 1 10 14 42 13 0 2 11 5 56 -79 6

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 Rangers U21 27 18 4 5 80 44 13 11 1 1 42 14 14 7 3 4 38 30 36 58
2 Tranent Juniors 28 17 6 5 62 29 14 10 2 2 39 15 14 7 4 3 23 14 33 57
3 Spartans 27 17 5 5 58 29 13 9 3 1 35 13 14 8 2 4 23 16 29 56
4 Stirling University 26 17 3 6 63 32 14 10 1 3 33 10 12 7 2 3 30 22 31 54
5 Celtic II 26 16 4 6 75 38 13 9 1 3 46 20 13 7 3 3 29 18 37 52
6 East Kilbride 26 13 5 8 55 38 13 6 3 4 28 16 13 7 2 4 27 22 17 44
7 BSC Glasgow 27 13 5 9 56 51 14 8 3 3 31 20 13 5 2 6 25 31 5 44
8 Civil Service Strollers 28 12 7 9 49 38 14 7 4 3 25 16 14 5 3 6 24 22 11 43
9 Berwick Rangers 27 12 5 10 42 45 13 8 4 1 23 12 14 4 1 9 19 33 -3 41
10 Edusport Academy 27 11 6 10 70 55 14 6 4 4 42 23 13 5 2 6 28 32 15 39
11 Gala Fairydean Rovers 28 12 3 13 48 61 13 5 1 7 22 28 15 7 2 6 26 33 -13 39
12 Bo'ness United 27 11 5 11 50 34 14 7 2 5 31 17 13 4 3 6 19 17 16 38
13 Hearts U21 26 9 7 10 57 45 13 5 4 4 29 21 13 4 3 6 28 24 12 34
14 Cumbernauld Colts 27 10 2 15 46 48 14 6 2 6 29 29 13 4 0 9 17 19 -2 32
15 Cowdenbeath 24 7 4 13 32 32 11 5 3 3 17 8 13 2 1 10 15 24 0 25
16 Gretna 2008 26 8 1 17 34 62 14 6 0 8 20 29 12 2 1 9 14 33 -28 25
17 East Stirlingshire 28 5 8 15 27 60 14 4 2 8 15 27 14 1 6 7 12 33 -33 23
18 Edinburgh University 26 2 1 23 18 102 13 0 1 12 8 52 13 2 0 11 10 50 -84 7
19 Dalbeattie Star 25 1 3 21 19 98 12 1 1 10 14 42 13 0 2 11 5 56 -79 6

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