It's game two of the League Two season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Albion Rovers-Stenhousemuir!
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!
It should be mentioned that Stenhousemuir play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Stenhousemuir on grass are 9 victories, 9 draws and 11 defeats from 29 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 33-46. You can compare this with overall results below.
Albion Rovers form and stats
Last season, Albion Rovers's league statistics were 5 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the League Two. Over these 18 matches they scored 22 goals and conceded 35. Playing at home last season Albion Rovers managed 1-2-6 (win-draw-lost) with 6 goals and 15 conceded. Albion Rovers have only played one League Two game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats from 2 matches.
A nice win for Albion last time playing, versus Edinburgh City. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with K. Doherty and D. Byrne scoring for the victors.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Hamilton Academical (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties) that finished 2-2.Albion are traveling soon after this match as the Challenge Cup match at Livingston U21 awaits in two days.
Albion Rovers has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Stenhousemuir form and stats
Let's have a look at how Stenhousemuir performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 23 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 6 with 8/21 goals scored/conceded.
The manager S. Swift was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Ochilview Park. Stenhousemuir suffered a 0-1 loss to Stirling Albion (placed 4th).
It was a League Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Dunfermline Athletic wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.After this away game Stenhousemuir return home for a Challenge Cup game against Dundee United II. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Albion, two draws and four wins for Stenhousemuir. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Doherty 1 goals |
Albion Rovers missing players
Stenhousemuir missing players
| Albion Rovers | Stenhousemuir | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 40% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Albion Rovers | Last season | Stenhousemuir | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 95% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 77% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 82% | ||
| 41% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 45% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 5% | ||
| 45% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 55% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 23% | ||
| 41% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7.2 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albion Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kelty Hearts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Annan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Edinburgh City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 26 |
| 2 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 10 |