Annan Athletic are hunting the top table positions while Albion Rovers are more involved in escaping relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Annan Athletic is in the best form (5-0-1) in League Two
- Albion Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Albion Rovers play their home games on grass, while this game occurs on artifical turf. Recent stats for Albion Rovers when playing on artifical turf are 2 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats from 14 matches. They have managed to score 14 goals and conceded 33 times in these fixtures.
The visiting Albion Rovers played their last game only four days ago, a League Two match. That game was also an away game, at Stirling Albion. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Annan Athletic form and stats
Annan Athletic have collected 25 points from their League Two home games so far after 7-4-4. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Annan has won four games in a row. The Kelty Hearts match was the last time out without a victory.
Annan Athletic are returning here after visiting Stirling Albion and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Goss (2) and Smith scored the goal(s).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Elgin City.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Annan handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, six draws and two defeats.
The Annan Athletic fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 15 league matches. Annan Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Albion Rovers form and stats
Albion Rovers have only collected 13 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-4-8 (15 played).
276 minutes! That's how long the Albion Rovers goalkeeper Harry Stone and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Albion, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Stirling Albion (placed 7th) last time out.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Forfar Athletic.We have checked recent matches where Albion Rovers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were three victories, three draws and six defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Albion Rovers as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Albion Rovers have conceded 26 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Albion has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
These sides encountered each other earlier this match year: Albion Rovers - Annan Athletic 1-4. Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Annan Athletic won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Albion Rovers managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  T. Goss 10 goals | T. Wallace 9 goals | A. Smith 8 goals |
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| Annan Athletic | Albion Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 17 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 56 | 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 35 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | 46 |
| 97% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 87% | 87% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 67% |
| 60% | 67% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 53% | 50% |
| 40% | 47% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 33% | 30% |
| 17% | 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 13% |
| 60% | 73% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 53% | 47% |
| 27% | 13% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 37% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.3 | 11.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 |
| 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 39% | 34% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 21% | 24% |
| 10.7 | 10.3 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4 |
- Albion Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Annan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Annan Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in League Two
- Annan Athletic have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League Two
- Annan Athletic have the fewest matches under the total-line (11) in League Two
- Annan Athletic have the most points from losing position (18) in League Two
- Annan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in League Two
- Annan Athletic is in the best form (5-0-1) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 69 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 51 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | -2 | 44 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -7 | 38 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -9 | 33 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -16 | 31 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -15 | 30 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 20 |
