It's still early in the Football League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the East Stirlingshire - East Kilbride preview!
The visiting East Kilbride played their last game only four days ago, a Football League match. That game was also an away game, at Berwick Rangers. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Stirlingshire's stadium, Falkirk Community Stadium, has a artifical turf surface. East Kilbride have grass 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 East Kilbride when playing on artifical turf; 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses from eight matches. They have scored 14 goals in these games and conceded 5.
East Stirlingshire form and stats
The hosts won their first Football League game here at Falkirk Community Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for East Stirlingshire last season were 8 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses from 14 games.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Stirlingshire played a great game against Dalbeattie Star and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
There will be little rest for Stirlingshire after this match as they are travelling to Vale of Leithen for a Football League game in only three days.
East Stirlingshire has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
East Kilbride form and stats
East Kilbride are yet to lose a point on their Football League travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Spartans in just three days.
3 goals so far away for East Kilbride, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Stirlingshire-East Kilbride H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: East Stirlingshire zero wins, East Kilbride three wins, zero draws. zero of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).East Stirlingshire missing players
East Kilbride missing players
| East Stirlingshire | East Kilbride | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 75% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| East Stirlingshire | Last season | East Kilbride | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 23 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 77 | 42 | Scored | S | 15 | 43 | ||
| 29 | 19 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 74% | ||
| 85% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 48% | ||
| 62% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 43% | ||
| 27% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | ||
| 65% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 35% | ||
| 23% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 39% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 26% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 180 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 169 | ||
| 91 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 74 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bo'ness United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | East Kilbride | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | BSC Glasgow | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Kelty Hearts | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | East Stirlingshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Stirling University | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Spartans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Berwick Rangers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 11 | Cumbernauld Colts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Civil Service Strollers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Edusport Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 14 | Dalbeattie Star | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| 15 | Vale of Leithen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 0 |
| 16 | Gretna 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 0 |
| 17 | Edinburgh University | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -13 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 78 | 68 |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 48 | 62 |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 48 | 53 |
| 4 | BSC Glasgow | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 37 | 51 |
| 5 | Spartans | 25 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Civil Service Strollers | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 39 |
| 7 | East Kilbride | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 37 |
| 8 | Edusport Academy | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Cumbernauld Colts | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 33 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Stirling University | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -16 | 31 |
| 11 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 30 | -16 | 27 |
| 12 | Berwick Rangers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Gretna 2008 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 39 | -41 | 12 |
| 14 | Edinburgh University | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 33 | -48 | 12 |
| 15 | Dalbeattie Star | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 45 | -49 | 11 |
| 16 | Vale of Leithen | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 54 | -71 | 8 |