This is a vital duel in the bottom section of the League Two, with both Annan Athletic and Albion Rovers undergoing more distress than pleasure. This fixture is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosts placed 7th and the guests in 9th place.
- Annan Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in League Two
- Albion Rovers have the fewest scored goals (17) in League Two
It should be mentioned that Albion Rovers play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Albion Rovers on artifical turf are 2 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats from 13 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 13-30. You can compare this with overall results below.
Annan Athletic form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Annan Athletic have to build on here at Galabank in the League Two. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Annan Athletic, their manager Murphy and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Happy days for Annan in their previous game, a fixture away at East Fife (placed 5th) that ended with a 3-1 victory.
1-1 away at Stranraer before that.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 Athletic have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 5 and lost 5.
A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 14 latest league matches shows that 11 of them had goals from both teams.
The Annan Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Annan defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Albion Rovers form and stats
There's been little loot from Albion Rovers's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the League Two. Albion Rovers only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Two away games in a row for Albion Rovers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Forfar Athletic. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league games winning points.
The fixture before that was the Scottish Cup-duel against Stirling University, a home loss (0-1). Albion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
9 goals have been conceded by Albion Rovers in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head game ended Albion Rovers - Annan 2-2, played this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Annan Athletic won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Albion Rovers managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Goss 12 goals |  C. Reilly 9 goals | T. Wallace 3 goals |
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| Annan Athletic | Albion Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 30 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 65% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 47% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 24% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 5.1 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.9 | 10.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 39% | 31% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 34% |
| 10.4 | 10.3 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6.9 | 8.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
- Albion Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two
- Albion Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in League Two
- Albion Rovers have the fewest scored goals (17) in League Two
- Albion Rovers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in League Two
- Albion Rovers have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in League Two
- Albion Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Annan Athletic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Annan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Annan Athletic have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in League Two
- Annan Athletic have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Annan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dumbarton | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Stranraer | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 5 | East Fife | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Forfar Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
