Netherdale Football Ground: Gala Fairydean Rovers vs Edusport Academy Football League preview

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Competition: Scotland Football League
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Netherdale Football Ground

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Gala Fairydean Rovers in 9th and Edusport Academy in 11th place.

Insights:
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Edusport Academy have the most matches under the total-line (2) in Football League

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Gala Fairydean Rovers's stadium, Netherdale Football Ground, has a grass surface. Edusport Academy have artifical turf 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 Edusport Academy when playing on grass; 12 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses from 25 matches. They have scored 45 goals in these games and conceded 34.

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Gala Fairydean Rovers form and stats

Three Football League home games done for Gala Fairydean Rovers, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.

Fairydean shared the glory with Edinburgh University in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that, Fairydean had a home game versus Berwick Rangers which ended with a victory 2-1.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Dalbeattie Star are coming to town in three days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Fairydean here at Netherdale Football Ground in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Fairydean have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here at Netherdale Football Ground.

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Edusport Academy form and stats

Edusport Academy are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Football League, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Football League home defeat versus Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus BSC Glasgow at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Football League trip to Edinburgh University.

Edusport Academy are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Edusport have conceded 3 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Fairydean, one draw and one win for Edusport Academy. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Gala Fairydean Rovers missing players

Edusport Academy missing players

Gala Fairydean Rovers Edusport Academy
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 2 0 Lost L 1 1 3
8 2 2 Scored S 0 3 8
13 8 1 Conceded C 1 3 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 83%
83% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 50%
50% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
67% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 33%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4.3
9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 8
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 14 9.7
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 3
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 22%
Key stats in Football League this season:
  • All of Gala Fairydean Rovers's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Edusport Academy have created more than twice as many corners as Gala Fairydean Rovers.
  • Edusport Academy have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Edusport Academy have the most matches under the total-line (2) in Football League
  • Edusport Academy haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers 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 Civil Service Strollers 6 5 0 1 17 7 3 3 0 0 13 5 3 2 0 1 4 2 10 15
2 Dalbeattie Star 6 5 0 1 11 4 3 3 0 0 7 2 3 2 0 1 4 2 7 15
3 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 6 4 1 1 14 7 3 3 0 0 10 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 7 13
4 Spartans 5 4 0 1 12 2 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 10 12
5 Celtic II 5 3 1 1 11 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 8 3 7 10
6 East Stirlingshire 6 3 1 2 9 5 3 2 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 6 4 4 10
7 Berwick Rangers 6 3 1 2 6 6 4 3 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 10
8 Rangers II 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 9
9 Gala Fairydean Rovers 6 2 2 2 8 13 3 1 0 2 2 8 3 1 2 0 6 5 -5 8
10 Bo'ness United 6 2 1 3 16 9 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 2 0 1 13 3 7 7
11 Edusport Academy 6 2 1 3 8 8 3 1 0 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 7
12 Stirling University 6 2 1 3 11 13 3 1 0 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 8 6 -2 7
13 BSC Glasgow 6 1 2 3 7 9 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 0 1 2 2 6 -2 5
14 Gretna 2008 5 1 2 2 7 11 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 5 9 -4 5
15 Cumbernauld Colts 6 1 1 4 8 14 3 0 1 2 3 9 3 1 0 2 5 5 -6 4
16 East Kilbride 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
17 Edinburgh University 6 0 2 4 7 19 3 0 2 1 4 9 3 0 0 3 3 10 -12 2
18 Vale of Leithen 6 0 0 6 1 24 3 0 0 3 0 13 3 0 0 3 1 11 -23 0