National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stirling Albion or Stenhousemuir that keep their silverware dream alive.
7-7-11 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Stenhousemuir when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 25 matches are 31-38 (scored/conceded).
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 Stirling Albion and Stenhousemuir.
Stirling Albion form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.43 points is a decent return from 18 League Two games here at Forthbank Stadium for Stirling Albion. The data says 13 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
Stirling Albion are returning here after guesting Alloa Athletic in a League Cup game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
A 1-1 scoreline against Ayr United before that one, played at home in the League Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stirling handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Stirling Albion can score goals in their home matches. After 18 league matches they have found the net 42 times.
Stenhousemuir form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses. That’s the product of Stenhousemuir playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Two away matches in a row for Stenhousemuir, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Ayr United in the League Cup.
Before that one, the victory at home hosting St. Johnstone in the League Cup (1-0). We have checked recent matches where Stenhousemuir have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Stenhousemuir, the League Cup home match versus Alloa Athletic. Busy days.
The visiting Stenhousemuir have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 25 goals from 18 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stenhousemuir have conceded 31 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent games featuring these sides have all ended as Stirling Albion wins. Will history repeat itself?The games between these teams have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Stirling Albion missing players
Stenhousemuir missing players
| Stirling Albion | Stenhousemuir | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 48 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 22 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 41% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 41% | ||
| 10.5 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stirling Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | St. Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 73 |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 62 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 51 |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 48 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -4 | 47 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -14 | 45 |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 42 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -18 | 40 |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 29 | -1 | 39 |
