Spartans are ready for Cumbernauld Colts with belief in winning all three points. Will they? Read our in-depth preview!
- Spartans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cumbernauld Colts have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Cumbernauld Colts have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 9-8-13 (win-draw-loss) from 30 matches.
Spartans form and stats
The story so far in the Football League for Spartans at their home stadium (Ainslie Park Stadium) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The Spartans manager D. Samuel might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Spartans fans got no joy from their last match, a Football League game also here at Ainslie Park Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Edusport Academy (placed 9th).
Ahead of that match, Spartans lost 2-3 at home to East Stirlingshire.The manager D. Samuel will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Civil Service Strollers in only four days.
Spartans have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ainslie Park Stadium with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Spartans's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cumbernauld Colts form and stats
1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Cumbernauld Colts playing as the away team in the Football League this season. A depressing four defeats in a row for Cumbernauld in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Vale of Leithen.
Cumbernauld lost away at Berwick Rangers (1-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Cumbernauld lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
A 2-4 defeat away at Civil Service Strollers before that.The schedule is very tough for Cumbernauld Colts now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Football League game at East Kilbride is waiting in only four days.
Cumbernauld has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Cumbernauld's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 14 goals in 5 travels.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior five meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Spartans, zero draws and zero wins for Cumbernauld Colts. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Spartans missing players
Cumbernauld Colts missing players
| Spartans | Cumbernauld Colts | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 12 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 56% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 40% | 56% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 44% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 50% |
- All of Cumbernauld Colts's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Spartans's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cumbernauld Colts have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cumbernauld Colts have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cumbernauld Colts haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Spartans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Spartans have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 | Rangers U21 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 24 |
| 3 | Civil Service Strollers | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Berwick Rangers | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Rangers II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Spartans | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 6 | Dalbeattie Star | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Celtic II | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 17 |
| 8 | East Stirlingshire | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 9 | Edusport Academy | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | East Kilbride | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Bo'ness United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | BSC Glasgow | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Stirling University | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 7 |
| 15 | Gretna 2008 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 6 |
| 16 | Cumbernauld Colts | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 5 |
| 17 | Edinburgh University | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -24 | 2 |
| 18 | Vale of Leithen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | -52 | 0 |