Crucial battle in the lower section of the Football League, with both Edinburgh University and Vale of Leithen undergoing more distress than glee. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the team playing at home at 16th and the guests in 18th spot.
- Edinburgh University have yet to win a game at home.
- Vale of Leithen have the fewest scored goals (2) in Football League
Edinburgh University and Vale of Leithen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Edinburgh University form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Football League this season. Edinburgh University have only managed 0 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses from their games here at East Peffermill.
Edinburgh shared the glory with Lothian Hutchison in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Football League home game that ended 4-4 versus Stirling University.Edinburgh have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at East Peffermill with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Edinburgh's defense is seriously deficient as 19 goals have been conceded in these matches.
Vale of Leithen form and stats
Vale of Leithen have only collected 0 points from their away games in the Football League, after 0-0-6 (6 played). The manager J. Burrell is not happy with the away performances in the Football League so far, as all 6 matches have been lost. Vale of Leithen are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Cumbernauld Colts fixture.
Leithen lost away at Brechin City (0-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Brechin City was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The game before that, in the Football League, was lost at home, a 0-8 defeat against Gala Fairydean Rovers.Goals are few and far between in Leithen's away league games. Only 1 goal from 6 travels. The Leithen defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 28 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous five meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for Edinburgh, one draw and one win for Vale of Leithen. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Edinburgh University missing players
Vale of Leithen missing players
| Edinburgh University | Vale of Leithen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 16 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 28 | 66 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 82% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 8.8 | 9 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- All of Edinburgh University's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Edinburgh University have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Edinburgh University have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Edinburgh University have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Edinburgh University have scored more than double the goals of Vale of Leithen.
- Edinburgh University have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Edinburgh University have yet to win a game at home.
- Edinburgh University haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vale of Leithen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vale of Leithen have created more than twice as many corners as Edinburgh University.
- Vale of Leithen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Vale of Leithen have lost all their matches so far.
- Vale of Leithen have the fewest points (0) away in Football League
- Vale of Leithen have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Football League
- Vale of Leithen have the fewest scored goals (2) in Football League
- Vale of Leithen have the most conceded goals (28) away in Football League
- Vale of Leithen have the most conceded goals (66) in Football League
- Vale of Leithen have the the worst goal difference (-27) away in Football League
- Vale of Leithen have the the worst goal difference (-64) in Football League
- Vale of Leithen 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 |