It's an important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 8th and the visitors in 9th place.
It's no vacation for neither Stranraer nor Brechin City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Stranraer form and stats
When playing at home, Stranraer have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 14 games. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Stair Park, but a victory now would be sweet for Stranraer.Stranraer drew their last game, also a home match. Arbroath (placed 1st) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Stenhousemuir.
This is expected to be a close game, with Stranraer perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stranraer as a small favourite), we find three games. Stranraer has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 2. The League One match against Montrose is next on the list for Stranraer, coming up only three days after this. It is played on a neutral arena.
Stranraer are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 18 goals in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Brechin City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Brechin City so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-8 (win-draw-lose).Brechin City play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting East Fife (placed 4th). A draw for Brechin City before that, at their own venue hosting Forfar Athletic (2-2).
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 26 similar matches played by Brechin City in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Brechin City, 3 draws and 19 defeats. A quick return to home after this game, as Brechin City are hosting Airdrieonians in the League One only three.
Brechin City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures. In the opposite end, Brechin City have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Brechin City - Stranraer 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stranraer 4 wins, 2 draws and Brechin City 4 victories.Top Goalscorers
  A. Jackson 9 goals |   I. Cameron 6 goals |  G. Anderson 5 goals |
Stranraer missing players
Brechin City missing players
| Stranraer | Brechin City | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 96% |
| 83% | 86% | Over 1.5 | 71% | 75% |
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 57% | 54% |
| 21% | 21% | Over 3.5 | 36% | 36% |
| 10% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 14% |
| 59% | 57% | Both teams to score | 64% | 64% |
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheet | 29% | 21% |
| 24% | 29% | Failed To Score | 14% | 18% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Arbroath | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 64 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 51 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| 4 | East Fife | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
| 5 | Montrose | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -7 | 38 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -4 | 34 |
| 8 | Stranraer | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 33 |
| 9 | Brechin City | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | -10 | 31 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -25 | 28 |
