Forthbank Stadium: Stirling University vs Dalbeattie Star Football League - Lowland League pre-match guide

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Competition: Scotland Football League - Lowland League
Competition: Sun 26.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Forthbank Stadium (3808 seats)

Stirling University - Dalbeattie Star in Football League - Lowland League: Stats, team lineups, matches, the latest developments and reports. Check out our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Stirling University have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Dalbeattie Star haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Stirling University form and stats

With 2 Football League - Lowland League wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Stirling University are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Stirling's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (placed 1st).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vale of Leithen in a game that was won 5-0.

The Stirling University fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Stirling with 21 goals conceded in these matches.

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Dalbeattie Star form and stats

Playing away, Dalbeattie Star have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 7 defeats in the Football League - Lowland League this season. Dalbeattie Star has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Dalbeattie are travelling again after losing away to Spartans in their previous match (2-5). As you can tell from the result, the match against Spartans was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

Prior to that match, the Dalbeattie manager Maxwell faced defeat when travelling to East Stirlingshire and losing 0-3.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Dalbeattie Star have conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the former five meetings featuring these two participants are: one win for Stirling, two draws and two wins for Dalbeattie Star. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Stirling University missing players

Dalbeattie Star missing players

Stirling University Dalbeattie Star
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 1 11 20
5 2 0 Won W 0 4 10
4 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
11 8 2 Lost L 1 7 10
36 12 1 Scored S 0 10 29
46 21 5 Conceded C 2 18 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
95% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 80%
65% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 45% 60%
55% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 40%
45% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 10%
65% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 45%
10% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 30%
25% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 45% 25%
 
4.5 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 3.5
3.8 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 6
2.2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.5 9.5
4.5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.5
37% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 33%
 
12.5 9.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.5 9.5
6.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.5 5.5
Key stats in Football League - Lowland League this season:
  • Dalbeattie Star haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stirling University have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Stirling University 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 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 22 19 1 2 64 18 12 11 0 1 37 11 10 8 1 1 27 7 46 58
2 Rangers U21 22 16 0 6 75 26 12 10 0 2 53 14 10 6 0 4 22 12 49 48
3 Spartans 23 15 2 6 46 31 11 6 1 4 21 14 12 9 1 2 25 17 15 47
4 East Kilbride 22 14 3 5 61 26 11 7 1 3 19 11 11 7 2 2 42 15 35 45
5 Celtic II 21 14 3 4 48 16 11 7 2 2 20 8 10 7 1 2 28 8 32 45
6 Civil Service Strollers 23 14 3 6 49 32 11 8 1 2 29 14 12 6 2 4 20 18 17 45
7 East Stirlingshire 22 10 5 7 38 22 11 4 2 5 10 7 11 6 3 2 28 15 16 35
8 Berwick Rangers 22 11 1 10 44 30 12 7 1 4 30 15 10 4 0 6 14 15 14 34
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 19 9 3 7 35 26 9 4 0 5 14 17 10 5 3 2 21 9 9 30
10 Dalbeattie Star 20 10 0 10 29 31 9 6 0 3 19 13 11 4 0 7 10 18 -2 30
11 Edusport Academy 21 8 4 9 39 37 11 3 3 5 18 20 10 5 1 4 21 17 2 28
12 Bo'ness United 20 8 2 10 35 32 11 3 2 6 16 19 9 5 0 4 19 13 3 26
13 Edinburgh University 22 6 4 12 35 64 11 3 4 4 22 29 11 3 0 8 13 35 -29 22
14 BSC Glasgow 23 6 3 14 26 45 10 2 2 6 11 17 13 4 1 8 15 28 -19 21
15 Stirling University 20 5 4 11 36 46 10 2 0 8 12 21 10 3 4 3 24 25 -10 19
16 Cumbernauld Colts 22 5 3 14 36 52 11 2 2 7 18 27 11 3 1 7 18 25 -16 18
17 Gretna 2008 23 1 4 18 20 71 11 0 2 9 7 36 12 1 2 9 13 35 -51 7
18 Vale of Leithen 23 1 1 21 9 120 11 0 0 11 6 70 12 1 1 10 3 50 -111 4