It's only the second game in the Football League - Lowland League for these sides. And fresh optimism here at Raydale Park as Gretna 2008 greet East Kilbride. Read this preview!
East Kilbride could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Football League - Lowland League game only four sleeps ago.
Gretna 2008 form and stats
The season before, Gretna 2008's league results were 8 wins, 2 draws and 26 losses, results that produced 17th position in the Football League - Lowland League. In these 36 matches they scored {39 goals} and conceded 91. Performing as the home side in the former season Gretna 2008 produced 6-1-11 (win-draw-lost) with {23 goals} and 40 conceded.
Gretna 2008 lost their last game at Hearts U21 (placed 1st) after a 0-7 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Gretna suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that result, a home defeat in the Lowland League Cup against East Kilbride.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Linlithgow Rose are coming to town in three days.
East Kilbride form and stats
Let's have a look at how East Kilbride performed last season in the Football League - Lowland League: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 7 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 81 and conceded {53 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 10 - drew 2 and lost 6 with 40/31 goals scored/conceded.
East Kilbride are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against BSC Glasgow (placed 12th).
One match before, 2-2 at home against Bo'ness United in the Lowland League Cup.
Kilbride have another game away from home in just three nights, a Football League - Lowland League fixture versus Stirling University. A grim fixture list for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
East Kilbride have won all of the 10 latest battles versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?Gretna 2008 missing players
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| Gretna 2008 | East Kilbride | ||||||
| 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 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% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gretna 2008 | Last season | East Kilbride | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 40 | 81 | ||
| 91 | 40 | Conceded | C | 31 | 53 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 89% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 83% | ||
| 78% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 69% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 53% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 39% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 39% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 61% | ||
| 11% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 22% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 19% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 38% | ||
| 9.4 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.2 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Bo'ness United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Linlithgow Rose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tranent Juniors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | East Kilbride | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Cumbernauld Colts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Edusport Academy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Edinburgh University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Civil Service Strollers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | BSC Glasgow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | East Stirlingshire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Celtic II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Berwick Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Stirling University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -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 |