Another interesting game in the Football League. Vale of Leithen is in the 18th position after playing three matches. They welcome Gretna 2008 who are placed 15th after two games.
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 Vale of Leithen and Gretna 2008.
Vale of Leithen form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Football League game of the season here at Victoria Park. Last season these fans witnessed 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from Vale of Leithen's 4 home games. Vale of Leithen has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Burrell and the players.
No payout for Leithen in their previous match, an away game at BSC Glasgow that ended in defeat 0-3.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at East Stirlingshire.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bo'ness United are coming to town in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Vale of Leithen at home in the league. 0 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Gretna 2008 form and stats
The Football League season is young and Gretna 2008 have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Berwick Rangers (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The Football League match ended in a draw 1-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Stirling University wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.The schedule is very tough for Gretna 2008 now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Football League game at Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic is waiting in only three days.
Gretna 2008 have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Leithen, zero draws and four wins for Gretna 2008. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Vale of Leithen missing players
Gretna 2008 missing players
| Vale of Leithen | Gretna 2008 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 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 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Vale of Leithen | Last season | Gretna 2008 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 12 | 4 | Played | P | 7 | 11 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | ||
| 58 | 20 | Conceded | C | 20 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 73% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 73% | ||
| 83% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 45% | ||
| 58% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 17% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 27% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 27% | ||
| 83% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 57% | 45% | ||
| 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Dalbeattie Star | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Civil Service Strollers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | BSC Glasgow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Cumbernauld Colts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Berwick Rangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Stirling University | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Spartans | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Edusport Academy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | East Kilbride | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Celtic II | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Gretna 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Bo'ness United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Edinburgh University | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | Vale of Leithen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 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 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 36 |
| 2 | BSC Glasgow | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 30 |
| 3 | East Kilbride | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| 4 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 29 |
| 5 | East Stirlingshire | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | Stirling University | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Bo'ness United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Spartans | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Civil Service Strollers | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Berwick Rangers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Edusport Academy | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Cumbernauld Colts | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 11 |
| 14 | Gretna 2008 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Dalbeattie Star | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
| 16 | Edinburgh University | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 25 | -47 | 5 |
| 17 | Vale of Leithen | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 38 | -53 | 0 |