After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Edusport Academy and Dalbeattie Star in this fresh Football League season. Read our match preview!
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.
Edusport Academy's stadium, Fir Park, has a artifical turf surface. Dalbeattie Star 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 Dalbeattie Star when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses from nine matches. They have scored 8 goals in these games and conceded 31.
Edusport Academy form and stats
Edusport Academy's first Football League home game here at Fir Park ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 13 matches. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Edusport to get some points in this home game.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Football League game versus Kelty Hearts in only four days. This game is also played here at Fir Park.
Edusport Academy has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Dalbeattie Star form and stats
No Football League points yet away for Dalbeattie Star, from their first 2 matches. It's looking increasingly bleak for Dalbeattie Star who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. BSC Glasgow was the last time a defeat was avoided. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Dalbeattie are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Dalbeattie are travelling again after losing away to Kelty Hearts in their previous match (0-2).
A quick return to home after this game, as Dalbeattie are hosting Bo'ness United in the Football League only four days away.
1 goal so far away for Dalbeattie Star, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Edusport victories, one draw and zero Dalbeattie Star wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Edusport Academy missing players
Dalbeattie Star missing players
| Edusport Academy | Dalbeattie Star | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Dalbeattie Star has the most conceded goals in the first half (2) in Football League
| Edusport Academy | Last season | Dalbeattie Star | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 23 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 18 | ||
| 57 | 30 | Scored | S | 14 | 19 | ||
| 55 | 29 | Conceded | C | 45 | 68 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | ||
| 85% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 74% | ||
| 65% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 42% | 54% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 26% | ||
| 65% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 35% | ||
| 15% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 9% | ||
| 23% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 57% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 62 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 43 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 18 | ||
| 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | ||
| 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 |