Football League fixture tips and preview for the Civil Service Strollers vs Cumbernauld Colts clash

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Competition: Scotland Football League
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Civil Service Sports Ground (1500 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Civil Service Strollers fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Cumbernauld Colts's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Civil Service Strollers have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Cumbernauld Colts have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Football League

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.

Strollers's stadium, Civil Service Sports Ground, has a grass surface. Cumbernauld Colts have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Cumbernauld Colts when playing on grass; 9 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses from 28 matches. They have scored 45 goals in these games and conceded 56.

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Civil Service Strollers form and stats

When playing at home in the Football League, Civil Service Strollers have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.

The spoils were shared in Strollers's previous game, also at home. Visiting Celtic II (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

1-1 away at East Stirlingshire before that.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Strollers is on fire here. A stunning 14 from 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Cumbernauld Colts form and stats

Cumbernauld Colts are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Football League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cumbernauld are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Cumbernauld Colts played 4-4 against Gretna 2008 in their previous match. As you can tell from the result, the match against Gretna 2008 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?

A 1-6 loss hosting Stirling University before that.

Cumbernauld has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games. In the opposite end, Cumbernauld Colts have conceded 5 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Strollers victories, one draw and two Cumbernauld Colts wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Civil Service Strollers missing players

Cumbernauld Colts missing players

Civil Service Strollers Cumbernauld Colts
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 1 3 7
5 3 2 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
19 14 10 Scored S 1 5 12
9 6 3 Conceded C 3 5 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
50% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 71%
50% 75% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 71%
38% 75% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 43%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 57%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 29%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 29%
 
6 8.5 14 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3.7
2 3 1 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4.3
2.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.2 13.5 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
5 7.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3.3
35% 27% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Key stats in Football League this season:
  • All of Civil Service Strollers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Cumbernauld Colts's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Civil Service Strollers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Civil Service Strollers have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Civil Service Strollers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Civil Service Strollers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Civil Service Strollers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cumbernauld Colts have scored away.
  • Civil Service Strollers have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Civil Service Strollers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Civil Service Strollers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Civil Service Strollers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cumbernauld Colts have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Football League
  • Cumbernauld Colts have won significantly less corners away then 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 8 6 1 1 22 7 4 4 0 0 17 3 4 2 1 1 5 4 15 19
2 Rangers U21 7 6 0 1 22 5 5 4 0 1 19 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 17 18
3 Spartans 7 6 0 1 18 5 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 4 0 0 12 3 13 18
4 Dalbeattie Star 8 6 0 2 14 7 4 3 0 1 8 5 4 3 0 1 6 2 7 18
5 Civil Service Strollers 8 5 2 1 19 9 4 3 1 0 14 6 4 2 1 1 5 3 10 17
5 Rangers II 5 4 0 1 8 4 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 12
6 Berwick Rangers 8 5 1 2 11 8 4 3 1 0 5 2 4 2 0 2 6 6 3 16
7 Celtic II 7 4 2 1 22 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 3 1 1 19 4 17 14
8 East Stirlingshire 8 3 2 3 10 7 5 2 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 1 6 4 3 11
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 8 3 2 3 13 16 5 2 0 3 7 11 3 1 2 0 6 5 -3 11
10 Edusport Academy 8 3 1 4 12 14 3 1 0 2 5 5 5 2 1 2 7 9 -2 10
11 East Kilbride 6 2 2 2 11 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 9 4 5 8
12 Bo'ness United 8 2 1 5 18 13 4 0 1 3 5 9 4 2 0 2 13 4 5 7
13 Stirling University 8 2 1 5 12 21 4 1 0 3 4 10 4 1 1 2 8 11 -9 7
14 Gretna 2008 7 1 3 3 12 24 1 0 1 0 2 2 6 1 2 3 10 22 -12 6
15 BSC Glasgow 7 1 2 4 8 11 4 1 1 2 6 5 3 0 1 2 2 6 -3 5
16 Cumbernauld Colts 7 1 2 4 12 18 4 0 2 2 7 13 3 1 0 2 5 5 -6 5
17 Edinburgh University 8 0 2 6 8 29 4 0 2 2 5 12 4 0 0 4 3 17 -21 2
18 Vale of Leithen 8 0 0 8 2 41 5 0 0 5 1 30 3 0 0 3 1 11 -39 0