It's still early in the Football League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Stirling University - Vale of Leithen preview!
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!
Stirling University form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Football League game of the season here at Forthbank Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses from Stirling University's 11 home games.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic are coming to town in four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Stirling University's 1 home game: 1 goal, 2 conceded.
Vale of Leithen form and stats
It's not happening yet for Vale of Leithen on their Football League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Recent form does not give Leithen much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Stirling University will be a tough nut to crack. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Leithen are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Leithen, as mentioned above. 10 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Leithen has another fixture away, a Football League game, against Kelty Hearts in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Vale of Leithen has managed 0 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Stirling victory, one draw and one Vale of Leithen win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Stirling University missing players
Vale of Leithen missing players
| Stirling University | Vale of Leithen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stirling University | Last season | Vale of Leithen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 23 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 19 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 18 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Conceded | C | 54 | 89 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 87% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 77% | 65% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 39% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 135 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 52 | ||
| 56 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 24 | ||
| 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 17% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | East Kilbride | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Bo'ness United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | East Stirlingshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | BSC Glasgow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Kelty Hearts | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Stirling University | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Berwick Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Spartans | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 11 | Civil Service Strollers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Cumbernauld Colts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | Edusport Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 14 | Dalbeattie Star | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| 15 | Vale of Leithen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| 16 | Gretna 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
| 17 | Edinburgh University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 78 | 68 |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 48 | 62 |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 48 | 53 |
| 4 | BSC Glasgow | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 37 | 51 |
| 5 | Spartans | 25 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Civil Service Strollers | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 39 |
| 7 | East Kilbride | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 37 |
| 8 | Edusport Academy | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Cumbernauld Colts | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 33 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | Stirling University | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -16 | 31 |
| 11 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 30 | -16 | 27 |
| 12 | Berwick Rangers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Gretna 2008 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 39 | -41 | 12 |
| 14 | Edinburgh University | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 33 | -48 | 12 |
| 15 | Dalbeattie Star | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 45 | -49 | 11 |
| 16 | Vale of Leithen | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 54 | -71 | 8 |