Football League match sneak peek: Civil Service Strollers against Gretna 2008

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Competition: Scotland Football League
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Civil Service Sports Ground (1500 seats)

Civil Service Strollers are pursuing the top league spots while Gretna 2008 are more concerned with escaping relegation. May the best team win!

Insights:
  • Civil Service Strollers have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Football League
  • Gretna 2008 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Civil Service Strollers form and stats

13 points is a decent return from 6 Football League games here at Civil Service Sports Ground for Civil Service Strollers. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Civil Service Strollers enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Golspie Sutherland's place. The match ended 3-0.

In the game before, an away victory in the Football League match versus Stirling University with a 2-1 scoreline.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Strollers is on fire here. A stunning 19 from 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Strollers defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Gretna 2008 form and stats

There's been little loot from Gretna 2008's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Football League. Gretna 2008 only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. With the Gretna losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

There might be some fixture complaints from Gretna 2008 as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Scottish Cup match against Berwick Rangers (1-2).

Prior to that match, the Gretna 2008 manager K. Brown faced defeat when travelling to Dalbeattie Star and losing 1-3.

A quick return to home after this game, as Gretna are hosting East Kilbride in the Football League only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Gretna's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Gretna 2008 can't defend away. 25 goals have been scored by the opposition in 7 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last five meetings: five - zero - zero (Strollers wins - draws - Gretna 2008 wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Civil Service Strollers missing players

Gretna 2008 missing players

Civil Service Strollers Gretna 2008
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 3 Played P 3 7 11
7 4 3 Won W 0 1 1
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 3 4 7
28 19 14 Scored S 4 11 14
16 10 5 Conceded C 18 25 34
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
67% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 64%
50% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 57% 55%
33% 67% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 43% 27%
83% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 64%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 9%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 27%
 
5.3 7.7 14 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.7 3.2
2.3 2.7 1 Corners against (avg) C A 12 7 6.2
2.7 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
8.5 11.7 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6 11 9.8
4.5 6.7 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.7 4.4
37% 25% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 50% 41%
Key stats in Football League this season:
  • All of Civil Service Strollers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Gretna 2008'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 played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Civil Service Strollers have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Civil Service Strollers have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Football League
  • Civil Service Strollers have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Football League
  • 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.
  • Gretna 2008 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gretna 2008 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 12 9 1 2 32 14 7 6 0 1 25 9 5 3 1 1 7 5 18 28
2 Rangers U21 10 9 0 1 39 7 6 5 0 1 28 5 4 4 0 0 11 2 32 27
3 Civil Service Strollers 12 7 3 2 28 16 6 4 1 1 19 10 6 3 2 1 9 6 12 24
4 Spartans 12 8 0 4 25 14 6 3 0 3 10 7 6 5 0 1 15 7 11 24
5 Dalbeattie Star 12 8 0 4 22 12 7 5 0 2 16 9 5 3 0 2 6 3 10 24
5 Rangers II 5 4 0 1 8 4 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 4 12
6 Celtic II 9 6 2 1 25 5 4 3 1 0 6 1 5 3 1 1 19 4 20 20
7 East Stirlingshire 12 5 4 3 21 15 5 2 1 2 4 3 7 3 3 1 17 12 6 19
8 Berwick Rangers 12 6 1 5 18 16 7 4 1 2 12 7 5 2 0 3 6 9 2 19
9 East Kilbride 10 5 2 3 19 12 6 3 1 2 7 6 4 2 1 1 12 6 7 17
10 Edusport Academy 11 5 2 4 20 17 5 2 1 2 11 7 6 3 1 2 9 10 3 17
11 Bo'ness United 12 4 2 6 24 18 6 0 2 4 9 14 6 4 0 2 15 4 6 14
12 Gala Fairydean Rovers 10 4 2 4 21 18 5 2 0 3 7 11 5 2 2 1 14 7 3 14
13 BSC Glasgow 11 3 3 5 15 17 5 1 2 2 8 7 6 2 1 3 7 10 -2 12
14 Cumbernauld Colts 12 2 2 8 18 30 5 0 2 3 8 15 7 2 0 5 10 15 -12 8
15 Stirling University 11 2 2 7 18 30 5 1 0 4 5 12 6 1 2 3 13 18 -12 8
16 Edinburgh University 11 1 3 7 16 36 6 0 3 3 9 19 5 1 0 4 7 17 -20 6
17 Gretna 2008 11 1 3 7 14 34 4 0 1 3 3 9 7 1 2 4 11 25 -20 6
18 Vale of Leithen 12 0 0 12 2 66 6 0 0 6 1 38 6 0 0 6 1 28 -64 0