Vale of Leithen hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 4 points and a 16th position in the Football League table. Visiting Spartans holds 7th place with 21 pts.
Vale of Leithen and Spartans 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.
Vale of Leithen form and stats
With 0 Football League wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Vale of Leithen, who have the most conceded goals (53) in Football League, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Vale of Leithen to get some points in this home game.
Vale of Leithen lost their last game at Berwick Rangers (placed 12th) after a 0-4 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Civil Service Strollers (2-4).
Vale of Leithen were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Vale of Leithen aren't scoring a lot here at Victoria Park in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Vale of Leithen's defense is seriously deficient as 24 goals have been conceded in these matches.
Spartans form and stats
The visitors are W3-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Football League. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Spartans are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Spartans failed to get anything from their last game, a Football League home match vs Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 2-3. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Berwick Rangers.
Spartans has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Spartans have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 0 - 0 - 3 (Vale of Leithen wins - draws - Spartans wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.Vale of Leithen missing players
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| Vale of Leithen | Spartans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 53 | 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 67% |
| 71% | 67% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 42% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 57% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 8% |
| 3.2 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 10 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
| 7.2 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Spartans's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Vale of Leithen's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Spartans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Spartans have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Spartans haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vale of Leithen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Vale of Leithen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vale of Leithen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Vale of Leithen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vale of Leithen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Vale of Leithen have yet to win a game at home.
- Vale of Leithen 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 | Kelty Hearts | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 52 | 36 |
| 2 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 34 |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 31 |
| 4 | BSC Glasgow | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 29 |
| 5 | Civil Service Strollers | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Edusport Academy | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Spartans | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | East Kilbride | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 9 | Cumbernauld Colts | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Stirling University | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 11 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Berwick Rangers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 13 | Dalbeattie Star | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 26 | -26 | 10 |
| 14 | Gretna 2008 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 30 | -29 | 6 |
| 15 | Edinburgh University | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23 | -33 | 5 |
| 16 | Vale of Leithen | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 29 | -43 | 4 |