The brand new season is about to start and the supporters are shivering with excitement. It’s square one as Annan Athletic greet Clyde for the opening fixture at Galabank. Keep reading!
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 Annan Athletic and Clyde.
Annan Athletic form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Annan Athletic as they were promoted from League Two last season. Happy days that were secured through 14 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses from 36 games. The team scored 36 goals at home last season and conceded 21. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Annan have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 20 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 4 and lost 7.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Annan Athletic as they are travelling to their away game against Clyde in the League One Play-Offs. That match is three days after this one.
Clyde form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for Clyde as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 5 victories from 36 games, relegation was a fact. Clyde's manager Duffy are hoping to lead the team right back to League One at the first attempt.
We have checked recent matches where Clyde have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 0 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Annan Athletic in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Annan Athletic won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Clyde have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Goss 23 goals | A. Smith 7 goals |   R. Cunningham 7 goals |
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| Annan Athletic | Clyde | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.5 | 26 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 13 |
| 7.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 40% | 46% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 22% |
| 8.5 | 5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Annan Athletic | Last season | Clyde | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 14 | 22 | ||
| 61 | 36 | Scored | S | 12 | 35 | ||
| 51 | 21 | Conceded | C | 36 | 68 | ||
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 86% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 67% | 72% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 58% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 31% | ||
| 14% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 14% | ||
| 64% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 56% | ||
| 22% | 28% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 11% | ||
| 19% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 39% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.1 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 32% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 42 | 81 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 31 | 67 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 60 |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 57 |
| 5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 54 |
| 6 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 55 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 51 |
| 7 | Montrose | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -5 | 48 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 54 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 36 | -15 | 40 |
| 9 | Clyde | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 68 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 36 | -33 | 24 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 84 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 51 | -65 | 16 |
