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Competition: Scotland Football League - Lowland League
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ainslie Park Stadium (5000 seats)

Spartans are flying at 5th, while Bo'ness United are lingering 27 points behind in the standings. Can they shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bo'ness United have won significantly less corners away then at home.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Football League - Lowland League. That game, against Civil Service Strollers, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Bo'ness United.

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Spartans form and stats

The story so far in the Football League - Lowland League for Spartans at their home stadium (Ainslie Park Stadium) is 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Spartans are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 295 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Henderson). Spartans are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

An away draw last time out for Spartans, facing Berwick Rangers in a game that ended 0-0.

0-0 away at East Stirlingshire before that.

Spartans can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 35 times. On the other hand, Spartans have conceded 20 goals.

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Bo'ness United form and stats

5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Bo'ness United playing as the away team in the Football League - Lowland League this season.

Bo'ness United have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 250 minutes ago. Walker was the goal scorer.

Bo'ness are travelling again after losing away to Civil Service Strollers in their previous match (0-4). Bo'ness United lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-6 defeat against East Kilbride.

Bo'ness United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 14 away games so far. Bo'ness struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These sides played each other earlier on this campaign: Bo'ness United - Spartans 2-3.

Spartans missing players

Bo'ness United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Spartans Bo'ness United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 5 14 31
19 9 2 Won W 0 5 10
6 1 0 Drew D 0 3 6
7 5 2 Lost L 5 6 15
67 35 10 Scored S 1 23 48
43 20 8 Conceded C 14 24 58
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
84% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 77%
69% 73% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 57% 65%
41% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 43% 48%
25% 27% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 29% 32%
62% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 20% 50% 58%
31% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 19%
12% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 29% 26%
 
5.4 7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4 4.8
2.7 2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5 5
1.7 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
10.6 10.8 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.8 10.8
5.2 6.2 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.2 4.7
43% 44% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 41% 36%
 
7.9 9.5 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 12.5 12.2
3.3 3.5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 6.8 6
Key stats in Football League - Lowland League this season:
  • Bo'ness United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bo'ness United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Spartans have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Spartans have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Spartans 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 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 33 27 3 3 91 28 17 14 2 1 51 16 16 13 1 2 40 12 63 84
2 East Kilbride 33 22 5 6 92 39 16 9 3 4 26 17 17 13 2 2 66 22 53 71
3 Celtic II 32 22 4 6 79 29 16 11 2 3 33 12 16 11 2 3 46 17 50 70
4 Rangers U21 31 21 1 9 95 37 15 11 0 4 57 18 16 10 1 5 38 19 58 64
5 Spartans 32 19 6 7 67 43 15 9 1 5 35 20 17 10 5 2 32 23 24 63
6 Civil Service Strollers 33 17 5 11 66 51 16 9 3 4 36 19 17 8 2 7 30 32 15 56
7 Berwick Rangers 33 17 3 13 74 44 17 10 2 5 43 22 16 7 1 8 31 22 30 54
8 East Stirlingshire 33 14 11 8 59 35 16 5 5 6 21 17 17 9 6 2 38 18 24 53
9 Edusport Academy 33 14 8 11 67 48 17 6 6 5 32 25 16 8 2 6 35 23 19 50
10 Dalbeattie Star 30 14 1 15 49 50 15 8 0 7 29 25 15 6 1 8 20 25 -1 43
11 Gala Fairydean Rovers 30 11 4 15 49 54 15 5 0 10 21 33 15 6 4 5 28 21 -5 37
12 Bo'ness United 31 10 6 15 48 58 17 5 3 9 25 34 14 5 3 6 23 24 -10 36
13 Stirling University 31 10 6 15 55 67 16 5 2 9 23 29 15 5 4 6 32 38 -12 36
14 BSC Glasgow 33 10 4 19 42 63 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 6 1 10 21 35 -21 34
15 Cumbernauld Colts 33 9 5 19 50 72 17 5 3 9 29 37 16 4 2 10 21 35 -22 32
16 Edinburgh University 33 7 7 19 49 92 17 3 5 9 27 47 16 4 2 10 22 45 -43 28
17 Gretna 2008 33 2 5 26 35 106 16 1 3 12 17 53 17 1 2 14 18 53 -71 11
18 Vale of Leithen 33 1 2 30 10 161 16 0 0 16 6 93 17 1 2 14 4 68 -151 5

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 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 33 27 3 3 91 28 17 14 2 1 51 16 16 13 1 2 40 12 63 84
2 East Kilbride 33 22 5 6 92 39 16 9 3 4 26 17 17 13 2 2 66 22 53 71
3 Celtic II 32 22 4 6 79 29 16 11 2 3 33 12 16 11 2 3 46 17 50 70
4 Rangers U21 31 21 1 9 95 37 15 11 0 4 57 18 16 10 1 5 38 19 58 64
5 Spartans 32 19 6 7 67 43 15 9 1 5 35 20 17 10 5 2 32 23 24 63
6 Civil Service Strollers 33 17 5 11 66 51 16 9 3 4 36 19 17 8 2 7 30 32 15 56
7 Berwick Rangers 33 17 3 13 74 44 17 10 2 5 43 22 16 7 1 8 31 22 30 54
8 East Stirlingshire 33 14 11 8 59 35 16 5 5 6 21 17 17 9 6 2 38 18 24 53
9 Edusport Academy 33 14 8 11 67 48 17 6 6 5 32 25 16 8 2 6 35 23 19 50
10 Dalbeattie Star 30 14 1 15 49 50 15 8 0 7 29 25 15 6 1 8 20 25 -1 43
11 Gala Fairydean Rovers 30 11 4 15 49 54 15 5 0 10 21 33 15 6 4 5 28 21 -5 37
12 Bo'ness United 31 10 6 15 48 58 17 5 3 9 25 34 14 5 3 6 23 24 -10 36
13 Stirling University 31 10 6 15 55 67 16 5 2 9 23 29 15 5 4 6 32 38 -12 36
14 BSC Glasgow 33 10 4 19 42 63 16 4 3 9 21 28 17 6 1 10 21 35 -21 34
15 Cumbernauld Colts 33 9 5 19 50 72 17 5 3 9 29 37 16 4 2 10 21 35 -22 32
16 Edinburgh University 33 7 7 19 49 92 17 3 5 9 27 47 16 4 2 10 22 45 -43 28
17 Gretna 2008 33 2 5 26 35 106 16 1 3 12 17 53 17 1 2 14 18 53 -71 11
18 Vale of Leithen 33 1 2 30 10 161 16 0 0 16 6 93 17 1 2 14 4 68 -151 5

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