Airdrieonians vs Falkirk betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Penny Cars Stadium (10171 seats)

A fast pace is likely at Penny Cars Stadium when Airdrieonians challenge Falkirk in what looks to be a fine fixture. Read on!

Insights:
  • Airdrieonians have the most scored goals (49) in League One
  • Falkirk is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Airdrieonians form and stats

When playing at home in the League One, Airdrieonians have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.

Airdrieonians shared the glory with Dunfermline Athletic in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Ahead of that match, Airdrieonians lost 3-4 at home to Dunfermline Athletic.

Airdrieonians are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 12 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Airdrieonians defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Falkirk form and stats

Playing away, Falkirk have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the League One this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Falkirk as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

The supporters enjoyed Falkirk's previous fixture versus Alloa Athletic (placed 5th), a 1-0 win played at home.

Ahead of that, the Scottish Cup win away at Darvel.

The travelling fans enjoy Falkirk's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 11 league matches away. Falkirk have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Airdrieonians have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (4-1-0) when facing Falkirk.

The squads have met each other previously this season, with the result Falkirk - Airdrieonians 1-1 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

AirdrieoniansC. Gallagher
C. Gallagher
12 goals
FalkirkC. Morrison
C. Morrison
12 goals
AirdrieoniansC. Smith
C. Smith
8 goals

Airdrieonians missing players

Falkirk missing players

Airdrieonians Falkirk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 1 Played P 1 11 24
11 7 0 Won W 0 5 14
7 2 0 Drew D 1 4 6
7 3 1 Lost L 0 2 4
49 31 3 Scored S 1 20 48
36 19 4 Conceded C 1 15 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
84% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
48% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 64% 58%
44% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 42%
28% 42% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 12%
48% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 58%
40% 58% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 29%
12% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 17%
 
6.5 6.4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.6 6.7
4.3 4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 8 4.1 4
1.2 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 1.9
5 4 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.2 12.2 10 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.1 10.8
5.5 6.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 5 4.9
36% 40% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 41%
 
10 10.1 21 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.1 7
4.1 4.7 14 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.3 2.8
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Airdrieonians have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Airdrieonians have the most clean sheets (7) at home in League One
  • Airdrieonians have the most scored goals (31) at home in League One
  • Airdrieonians have the most scored goals (49) in League One
  • Airdrieonians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Falkirk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Falkirk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Falkirk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Falkirk is in the best form (5-1-0) in League One

  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 24 15 8 1 40 16 12 6 6 0 19 9 12 9 2 1 21 7 24 53
2 Falkirk 24 14 6 4 48 26 13 9 2 2 28 11 11 5 4 2 20 15 22 48
3 Airdrieonians 25 11 7 7 49 36 12 7 2 3 31 19 13 4 5 4 18 17 13 40
4 Edinburgh City 25 12 3 10 47 38 12 6 1 5 20 18 13 6 2 5 27 20 9 39
5 Alloa Athletic 25 11 6 8 41 35 12 8 2 2 25 13 13 3 4 6 16 22 6 39
6 Montrose 25 9 8 8 37 35 13 6 5 2 25 16 12 3 3 6 12 19 2 35
7 Queen of the South 25 9 5 11 38 41 12 5 2 5 18 16 13 4 3 6 20 25 -3 32
8 Kelty Hearts 25 9 5 11 30 35 13 6 3 4 17 12 12 3 2 7 13 23 -5 32
9 Clyde 25 3 5 17 26 49 13 2 4 7 17 24 12 1 1 10 9 25 -23 14
10 Peterhead 25 2 5 18 12 57 12 2 2 8 6 24 13 0 3 10 6 33 -45 11

Read more about League One

The Scottish League One is the third division in the Scottish football league pyramid. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.