Edusport Academy will plan to operate their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The team playing at home are currently 13 points behind Spartans.
- Edusport Academy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartans have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Football League
Edusport Academy and Spartans 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.
6-1-3 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Spartans when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those ten matches are 22-12 (scored/conceded).
Edusport Academy form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Edusport Academy have to build on here at Fir Park in the Football League.
Edusport lost their last game at Rangers U21 (placed 2nd) after a 1-3 scoreline.
Heartbreak before that as Edusport Academy lost 1-3 at Civil Service Strollers's place.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), Edusport Academy's attacking play is working. Edusport Academy have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Spartans form and stats
The away performances of Spartans have been very solid so far with 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Football League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Spartans love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Spartans might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic proved too strong as Spartans slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Ainslie Park Stadium.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Celtic II.Spartans create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 20 goals in 8 travels. Spartans have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Spartans - Edusport 1-2 entered in the official records. Last four meetings involving these squads: Edusport won two, Spartans triumphed in one and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Edusport Academy missing players
Spartans missing players
| Edusport Academy | Spartans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 11 | 20 | 33 |
| 23 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | 88% |
| 79% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 69% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 62% | 44% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| 71% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.6 | 12.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.5 | 10.2 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 33% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 55% | 50% |
- All of Edusport Academy's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Edusport Academy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Edusport Academy haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Spartans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Spartans have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Spartans have the most points (21) away in Football League
- Spartans have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Football League
- Spartans have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Spartans 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 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 35 | 40 |
| 2 | Rangers U21 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 35 | 33 |
| 3 | Spartans | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Civil Service Strollers | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | East Stirlingshire | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Rangers II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | East Kilbride | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 7 | Berwick Rangers | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 | Dalbeattie Star | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Celtic II | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 10 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 | Bo'ness United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 | Edusport Academy | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | BSC Glasgow | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Cumbernauld Colts | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Edinburgh University | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -21 | 12 |
| 16 | Stirling University | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | -14 | 11 |
| 17 | Gretna 2008 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 28 | -34 | 6 |
| 18 | Vale of Leithen | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 99 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | -94 | 0 |