Football League match preview: Gretna 2008 against East Kilbride

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Competition: Scotland Football League
Competition: Wed 29.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Raydale Park (3000 seats)

Gretna 2008 hope to have lots of fans in for this game even though the season has been gruelling so far with 6 points and a 17th position in the Football League table. Opponents East Kilbride hold 9th place with 17 pts.

Insights:
  • Gretna 2008 have yet to win a game at home.
  • East Kilbride have scored at least twice as many goals away as Gretna 2008 have scored home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gretna 2008 and East Kilbride.

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Gretna 2008 form and stats

Gretna 2008 have played 4 Football League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Gretna 2008 with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Cumbernauld Colts game, 42 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

No payout for Gretna in their previous match, an away game at Civil Service Strollers that ended in defeat 1-2.

A Scottish Cup defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Berwick Rangers.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Gretna as they have a new game in only three days, a Football League match thankfully also at home. Spartans are visiting.

Gretna 2008 aren't scoring a lot here at Raydale Park in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Gretna have conceded 9 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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East Kilbride form and stats

The visitors are W2-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Football League.

Kilbride play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (placed 1st).

Before that one, a nice away victory 10-1 at Coldstream.

A new game in only three days for Kilbride, the Football League home match versus Edinburgh University. Busy days.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. East Kilbride struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Gretna zero wins, zero draws and East Kilbride five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Gretna 2008 missing players

East Kilbride missing players

Gretna 2008 East Kilbride
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 4 2 Played P 1 5 11
1 0 0 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
8 3 1 Lost L 0 2 4
15 3 3 Scored S 7 13 20
36 9 4 Conceded C 1 9 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
67% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 55%
50% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 36%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 40% 18%
67% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 73%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
3.2 2.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 8
6.2 5 8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 4
2.2 3.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 8.8
4.4 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.6
41% 25% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 38%
Key stats in Football League this season:
  • All of East Kilbride's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • East Kilbride have created more than twice as many corners as Gretna 2008.
  • East Kilbride have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • East Kilbride have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • East Kilbride have scored at least twice as many goals away as Gretna 2008 have scored home.
  • East Kilbride have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • East Kilbride have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • East Kilbride haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Gretna 2008 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gretna 2008 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Gretna 2008 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gretna 2008 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Gretna 2008 have yet to win a game at home.
  • Gretna 2008 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 13 10 1 2 35 15 8 7 0 1 28 10 5 3 1 1 7 5 20 31
2 Rangers U21 11 9 0 2 40 9 6 5 0 1 28 5 5 4 0 1 12 4 31 27
3 Civil Service Strollers 13 8 3 2 30 17 7 5 1 1 21 11 6 3 2 1 9 6 13 27
4 Spartans 13 9 0 4 27 15 7 4 0 3 12 8 6 5 0 1 15 7 12 27
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 13 5 4 4 21 16 6 2 1 3 4 4 7 3 3 1 17 12 5 19
8 Berwick Rangers 13 6 1 6 19 18 7 4 1 2 12 7 6 2 0 4 7 11 1 19
9 East Kilbride 11 5 2 4 20 15 6 3 1 2 7 6 5 2 1 2 13 9 5 17
10 Gala Fairydean Rovers 11 5 2 4 23 19 6 3 0 3 9 12 5 2 2 1 14 7 4 17
11 Edusport Academy 11 5 2 4 20 17 5 2 1 2 11 7 6 3 1 2 9 10 3 17
12 BSC Glasgow 12 4 3 5 16 17 5 1 2 2 8 7 7 3 1 3 8 10 -1 15
13 Bo'ness United 12 4 2 6 24 18 6 0 2 4 9 14 6 4 0 2 15 4 6 14
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 12 1 3 8 15 36 4 0 1 3 3 9 8 1 2 5 12 27 -21 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