This has all the signs of quite the exciting skirmish at Netherdale Football Ground in the Football League - Lowland League. Gala Fairydean Rovers is in 10th place and welcome Hearts U21 in 1st position. Learn more about the fixture here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gala Fairydean Rovers and Hearts U21.
Gala Fairydean Rovers form and stats
The hosts won their first Football League - Lowland League game here at Netherdale Football Ground, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Gala Fairydean Rovers last season were 7 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses from 18 games.
Gala Fairydean Rovers's last game was hosting East Stirlingshire (placed 17th) and winning 2-0.
Prior to that, an away loss at Bo'ness United.Early season league goal statistics from Gala Fairydean Rovers's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 0 conceded.
Hearts U21 form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Football League - Lowland League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 4 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 18 matches.
Two away matches in a row for Hearts U21, whose manager Naismith could celebrate last time after the win against Civil Service Strollers.
Before that, Hearts secured a home win against Gretna 2008 with the score 7-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Challenge Cup trip to Brechin City.
It's early days yet, but Hearts U21 has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Gala Fairydean Rovers zero wins, one draw and Hearts U21 one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Sandilands with 2 goals scored against Fairydean in these 2 encounters.
Gala Fairydean Rovers missing players
Hearts U21 missing players
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Hearts U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.5 | 9 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 1.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 19 |
| 5.5 | 11 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 7 | 10.5 |
| 18% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | 48% |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 18 | 10.5 |
| 1.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | Last season | Hearts U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 63 | 32 | Scored | S | 30 | 75 | ||
| 74 | 35 | Conceded | C | 34 | 59 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 92% | 94% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 75% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 67% | ||
| 53% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 53% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 39% | 42% | ||
| 67% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 61% | ||
| 17% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 31% | ||
| 19% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 14% | ||
| 3.4 | 0.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 0.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5.1 | 1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 0.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 67% | 500% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 56% | ||
| 7.9 | 3.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Bo'ness United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Tranent Juniors | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Celtic II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | BSC Glasgow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | East Kilbride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Cumbernauld Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Civil Service Strollers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Linlithgow Rose | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Edusport Academy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Albion Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Stirling University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Berwick Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Edinburgh University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 17 | East Stirlingshire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Gretna 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 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 | Spartans | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | Rangers U21 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 98 | 57 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| 3 | Celtic II | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 96 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 21 | 51 | 76 |
| 4 | Stirling University | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 37 | 71 |
| 5 | Tranent Juniors | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 65 |
| 6 | East Kilbride | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 53 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 64 |
| 7 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 61 |
| 8 | Civil Service Strollers | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 58 |
| 9 | Bo'ness United | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 71 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 54 |
| 10 | Edusport Academy | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 79 | 67 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 51 |
| 11 | BSC Glasgow | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 73 | 73 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 44 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 63 | 74 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 39 | -11 | 49 |
| 13 | Hearts U21 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 48 |
| 14 | Cumbernauld Colts | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 46 |
| 15 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 27 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 74 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 43 | -33 | 33 |
| 17 | Gretna 2008 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 39 | 91 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 51 | -52 | 26 |
| 18 | Edinburgh University | 36 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 127 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 64 | -96 | 16 |
| 19 | Dalbeattie Star | 36 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 144 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 65 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 79 | -117 | 8 |
