Evenly matched teams: Stirling University vs Spartans match preview

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Competition: Scotland Football League - Lowland League
Competition: Wed 09.November
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Forthbank Stadium (3808 seats)

Stirling University and Spartans are both high-flying in the Football League - Lowland League with their 5th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a fun fixture!

Insights:
  • Stirling University have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Football League - Lowland League
  • Spartans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Stirling University form and stats

Stirling University have performed here at Forthbank Stadium this season with 6 wins from 9 Football League - Lowland League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.

The Stirling University supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host East Kilbride and win 2-0.

Before that match, a win away at Hearts U21.

Scoring bonanza? We don't know the future, but we do know that 11 of the 14 most recent league matches with this team has had three goals or more.

Stirling University are traveling soon after this match as the Football League - Lowland League match at Gala Fairydean Rovers awaits in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Stirling are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 9 league matches. Stirling University have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Spartans form and stats

The visitors are W5-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Football League - Lowland League. Spartans have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena.

Spartans play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Gretna 2008 (placed 13th).

Before that, Spartans secured a home win against Berwick Rangers with the score 3-2.

Take note that 12 of this side's 14 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.

A new game in only three days for Spartans, the Football League - Lowland League home match versus Tranent Juniors. Busy days.

Spartans have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches. Spartans have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: two - three - two (Stirling University wins - draws - Spartans wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Stirling University missing players

Spartans missing players

Stirling University Spartans
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 9 3 Played P 2 8 16
9 6 1 Won W 0 5 11
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 2 2 Lost L 2 3 4
37 22 3 Scored S 1 17 40
23 6 4 Conceded C 5 11 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 88%
75% 56% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 88% 81%
62% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 50%
31% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 38%
56% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 56%
31% 56% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
12% 11% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 12% 6%
 
6.7 7.4 8 Corners for (avg) C F 7 9 8
4.6 3.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3.8 3.7
1.4 1.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.2 11.4 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10 12.8 13.5
5.3 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 6.2 7.2
38% 40% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 48% 47%
 
8.3 6.6 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 5.8 6.3
3.8 3 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3 3
Key stats in Football League - Lowland League this season:
  • Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spartans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Spartans have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Spartans haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stirling University have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Stirling University have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Football League - Lowland League
  • Stirling University have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • 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 Rangers U21 15 11 2 2 45 24 5 5 0 0 16 4 10 6 2 2 29 20 21 35
2 Spartans 16 11 1 4 40 19 8 6 1 1 23 8 8 5 0 3 17 11 21 34
3 Civil Service Strollers 16 9 5 2 35 16 10 6 2 2 21 12 6 3 3 0 14 4 19 32
4 Tranent Juniors 16 9 4 3 31 19 8 4 2 2 15 11 8 5 2 1 16 8 12 31
5 Stirling University 16 9 3 4 37 23 9 6 1 2 22 6 7 3 2 2 15 17 14 30
6 East Kilbride 16 9 2 5 32 25 8 4 1 3 16 10 8 5 1 2 16 15 7 29
7 BSC Glasgow 16 9 2 5 35 29 9 6 2 1 22 12 7 3 0 4 13 17 6 29
8 Gala Fairydean Rovers 17 8 3 6 30 35 5 2 1 2 10 10 12 6 2 4 20 25 -5 27
9 Celtic II 13 8 2 3 37 17 5 4 0 1 21 5 8 4 2 2 16 12 20 26
10 Bo'ness United 15 7 3 5 38 16 9 4 2 3 25 10 6 3 1 2 13 6 22 24
11 Edusport Academy 15 6 4 5 34 28 9 4 3 2 24 15 6 2 1 3 10 13 6 22
12 Berwick Rangers 16 6 3 7 22 29 8 4 3 1 14 10 8 2 0 6 8 19 -7 21
13 Gretna 2008 16 5 1 10 28 43 8 3 0 5 16 20 8 2 1 5 12 23 -15 16
14 Cumbernauld Colts 15 5 0 10 30 37 8 2 0 6 16 24 7 3 0 4 14 12 -7 15
15 Hearts U21 16 3 5 8 36 32 7 1 3 3 16 14 9 2 2 5 20 18 4 14
16 Cowdenbeath 15 4 2 9 22 22 7 3 1 3 13 7 8 1 1 6 8 15 0 14
17 East Stirlingshire 16 2 6 8 16 37 8 2 2 4 10 14 8 0 4 4 6 23 -21 12
18 Edinburgh University 17 2 1 14 15 66 9 0 1 8 6 36 8 2 0 6 9 30 -51 7
19 Dalbeattie Star 16 1 1 14 13 59 9 1 0 8 11 30 7 0 1 6 2 29 -46 4