Spartans and East Stirlingshire spectators can't wait for Football League clash at Meadowbank Stadium

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Competition: Scotland Football League
Date: Fri 25.October
Match begins: 20:45 (UTC)
Venue: Meadowbank Stadium (5000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Spartans have their presumed home advantage while East Stirlingshire are ahead 7 points in the Football League table.

Spartans and East Stirlingshire 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.

This stadium uses grass, unlike East Stirlingshire's home stadium. The visitors last 14 games on grass have ended in 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses.

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Spartans form and stats

Overall Football League stats at home this season for Spartans are 3-0-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Spartans's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Queen's Park. Before that game, the home loss against Edusport Academy with the scoreline 1-3.

A decent goal production from Spartans in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. On the other hand, Spartans have conceded 7 goals.

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East Stirlingshire form and stats

The visitors are W3-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Football League. East Stirlingshire have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Football League home defeat versus Kelty Hearts with 0-1 on the scoreboard. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Civil Service Strollers.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, East Stirlingshire are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Spartans won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and East Stirlingshire has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 1

Spartans missing players

East Stirlingshire missing players

Spartans East Stirlingshire
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
8 5 1 Played P 1 5 11
5 3 0 Won W 1 3 7
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
3 2 1 Lost L 0 1 3
12 8 1 Scored S 3 12 33
13 7 2 Conceded C 0 4 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
62% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 73%
38% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 45%
25% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
50% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 45%
38% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 36%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
6 5 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4.5 8.2
3 1 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4 2.6
2 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of East Stirlingshire's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • East Stirlingshire have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • East Stirlingshire have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • East Stirlingshire have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • East Stirlingshire have scored more than double the goals of Spartans.
  • East Stirlingshire have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • East Stirlingshire have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • East Stirlingshire haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Spartans have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Spartans have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Spartans haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Spartans
All Football League League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
07-09-19 FL Civil Service Strollers 1 - 2 Spartans
21-09-19 SC Spartans 1 - 1 Deveronvale
30-09-19 SC Deveronvale 1 - 2 Spartans
05-10-19 FL Spartans 1 - 3 Edusport Academy
19-10-19 SC Spartans 0 - 2 Queen's Park
25-10-19 FL Spartans 20:45 East Stirlingshire
02-11-19 FL Dalbeattie Star 16:00 Spartans
15-11-19 FL Spartans 20:45 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
23-11-19 FL Vale of Leithen 15:00 Spartans
07-12-19 FL East Stirlingshire 16:00 Spartans
East Stirlingshire
All Football League League Cup Scottish Cup League Two Challenge Cup
All Home Away Away vs mid
21-09-19 SC Broxburn Athletic 3 - 2 East Stirlingshire
28-09-19 FL Edusport Academy 0 - 3 East Stirlingshire
02-10-19 FL East Stirlingshire 6 - 1 Vale of Leithen
05-10-19 FL East Stirlingshire 2 - 1 Civil Service Strollers
18-10-19 FL East Stirlingshire 0 - 1 Kelty Hearts
25-10-19 FL Spartans 20:45 East Stirlingshire
02-11-19 FL East Stirlingshire 16:00 Cumbernauld Colts
17-11-19 FL Stirling University 16:00 East Stirlingshire
23-11-19 FL East Stirlingshire 16:00 Berwick Rangers
07-12-19 FL East Stirlingshire 16:00 Spartans

  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 11 10 0 1 49 4 5 5 0 0 31 0 6 5 0 1 18 4 45 30
2 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 11 9 1 1 32 9 6 5 0 1 18 4 5 4 1 0 14 5 23 28
3 BSC Glasgow 10 7 2 1 28 7 6 4 2 0 19 3 4 3 0 1 9 4 21 23
4 East Stirlingshire 11 7 1 3 33 9 6 4 0 2 21 5 5 3 1 1 12 4 24 22
5 Civil Service Strollers 11 6 2 3 18 14 4 1 2 1 5 5 7 5 0 2 13 9 4 20
6 Edusport Academy 11 6 1 4 28 25 5 2 1 2 12 14 6 4 0 2 16 11 3 19
7 East Kilbride 10 5 2 3 18 11 4 2 0 2 9 6 6 3 2 1 9 5 7 17
8 Spartans 8 5 0 3 12 13 5 3 0 2 8 7 3 2 0 1 4 6 -1 15
9 Cumbernauld Colts 11 3 5 3 19 19 5 2 1 2 6 8 6 1 4 1 13 11 0 14
10 Stirling University 10 3 2 5 14 21 5 2 1 2 11 12 5 1 1 3 3 9 -7 11
11 Dalbeattie Star 11 3 1 7 14 33 5 1 0 4 2 10 6 2 1 3 12 23 -19 10
12 Gala Fairydean Rovers 10 2 2 6 11 21 5 0 1 4 2 13 5 2 1 2 9 8 -10 8
13 Berwick Rangers 8 1 2 5 12 18 5 0 1 4 7 13 3 1 1 1 5 5 -6 5
14 Edinburgh University 11 1 2 8 6 29 7 1 2 4 6 17 4 0 0 4 0 12 -23 5
15 Vale of Leithen 11 1 1 9 8 43 5 0 1 4 3 20 6 1 0 5 5 23 -35 4
16 Gretna 2008 9 0 2 7 7 33 4 0 1 3 3 9 5 0 1 4 4 24 -26 2

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