Balanced ball game between Partick Thistle and Falkirk expected

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 07.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Energy Check Stadium (10102 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Partick Thistle and Falkirk in this fresh League One season. Read our match preview!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Falkirk play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Falkirk when playing on grass are 7 wins, 9 draws and 12 defeats from 28 matches. They have scored 33 goals and conceded 34 times in these games.

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Partick Thistle form and stats

The hosts won their first League One game here at The Energy Check Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Partick Thistle last season were 2 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from 13 games.

Ahead of that match, Partick won a home game hosting Airdrieonians (2-1).

Heartbreak for Partick in their last match as Cove Rangers's R. McAllister scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Partick have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost seven.

Early season league goal statistics from Partick Thistle's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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Falkirk form and stats

Only one away game in the League One so far for Falkirk and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 victories, 8 draws and 2 losses from 14 travels.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Forfar Athletic.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Falkirk playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were one Falkirk win, two draws and zero defeats.

Falkirk has another fixture away, a League Cup game, against Dumbarton in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

3 goals so far away for Falkirk, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Partick victories, five draws and one Falkirk win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FalkirkR. Leitch
R. Leitch
2 goals
PartickB. Graham
B. Graham
1 goals
Partick ThistleB. Spittal
B. Spittal
1 goals

Partick Thistle missing players

Falkirk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Partick Thistle Falkirk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 3 3 6
3 1 0 Conceded C 1 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
67% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
35 14 0 Total Shots T S 11 11 39
14 6 0 Shots on Target S O 6 6 18
14% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 33%
Partick Thistle Last season Falkirk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 13   Played P   14 28
6 2   Won W   4 14
8 4   Drew D   8 10
13 7   Lost L   2 4
32 13   Scored S   19 54
47 22   Conceded C   13 18
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 86%
85% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 75%
56% 54%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 50%
33% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 25%
19% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 14%
78% 69%   BTTS BTTS   57% 39%
4% 8%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 54%
22% 31%   Failed to Score F T   29% 21%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.2 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.6
4 3   Red cards R C   0 4
 
280 146   Total Shots T S   164 333
116 50   Shots on Target S O   63 140
28% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 39%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cove Rangers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Falkirk 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 7
3 Dumbarton 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 7
4 Airdrieonians 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
5 Montrose 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 -1 4
6 Partick Thistle 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
7 Peterhead 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 3
8 Clyde 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
9 Forfar Athletic 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
10 East Fife 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -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 Dundee United 28 18 5 5 52 22 14 10 3 1 35 10 14 8 2 4 17 12 30 59
2 Inverness CT 27 14 3 10 39 32 13 8 2 3 24 14 14 6 1 7 15 18 7 45
3 Dundee 27 11 8 8 32 31 13 7 2 4 17 14 14 4 6 4 15 17 1 41
4 Ayr United 27 12 4 11 38 35 14 6 3 5 18 14 13 6 1 6 20 21 3 40
5 Dunfermline Athletic 28 10 7 11 41 36 15 7 3 5 25 17 13 3 4 6 16 19 5 37
6 Arbroath 26 10 6 10 24 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 4 2 7 10 16 -2 36
7 Greenock Morton 28 10 6 12 45 52 14 6 5 3 27 22 14 4 1 9 18 30 -7 36
8 Alloa Athletic 28 7 10 11 33 43 14 4 4 6 12 19 14 3 6 5 21 24 -10 31
9 Queen of the South 28 7 7 14 28 40 14 4 2 8 17 20 14 3 5 6 11 20 -12 28
10 Partick Thistle 27 6 8 13 32 47 13 2 4 7 13 22 14 4 4 6 19 25 -15 26
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 Raith Rovers 28 15 8 5 49 33 14 9 4 1 29 14 14 6 4 4 20 19 16 53
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 14 10 2 2 35 5 14 4 8 2 19 13 36 52
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 15 7 4 4 20 13 13 7 2 4 18 14 11 48
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 14 9 0 5 29 19 14 6 2 6 19 19 10 47
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 14 6 6 2 27 19 14 6 3 5 17 17 8 45
6 Dumbarton 28 11 5 12 35 44 14 6 3 5 16 14 14 5 2 7 19 30 -9 38
7 Clyde 28 9 7 12 35 43 14 7 4 3 27 18 14 2 3 9 8 25 -8 34
8 Peterhead 27 7 5 15 30 44 14 5 4 5 16 14 13 2 1 10 14 30 -14 26
9 Forfar Athletic 28 6 6 16 26 47 14 4 3 7 17 22 14 2 3 9 9 25 -21 24
10 Stranraer 27 2 10 15 28 57 12 2 4 6 13 20 15 0 6 9 15 37 -29 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cove Rangers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Falkirk 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 7
3 Dumbarton 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 7
4 Airdrieonians 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
5 Montrose 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 -1 4
6 Partick Thistle 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
7 Peterhead 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 3
8 Clyde 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
9 Forfar Athletic 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
10 East Fife 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1

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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.