The League Two league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Annan Athletic and Edinburgh City are placed 5th and 7th respectively.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It should be mentioned that Edinburgh City 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 Edinburgh City on artifical turf are 6 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats from 14 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 16-24. You can compare this with overall results below.
Annan Athletic form and stats
Annan Athletic are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two League Two games here at Galabank.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Albion Rovers and winning 5-1.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Annan Athletic at home in the league. 3 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Edinburgh City form and stats
Things could have gone better for Edinburgh City in their League Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
The attacking players of Edinburgh have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 248 minutes.
Edinburgh City have the goal stats of 5-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Annan won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Edinburgh City has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneAnnan Athletic missing players
Edinburgh City missing players
| Annan Athletic | Edinburgh City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 22 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 36 | 57 |
| 14 | 7 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 57% | 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 26% |
- All of Annan Athletic's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Edinburgh City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Annan Athletic have yet to win a game at home.
- Annan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Edinburgh City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Annan Athletic | Last season | Edinburgh City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 24 | Scored | S | 21 | 49 | ||
| 54 | 22 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | ||
| 93% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 85% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 78% | ||
| 63% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 63% | ||
| 41% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 30% | ||
| 22% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 15% | ||
| 48% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 15% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 37% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 15% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 213 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 140 | 277 | ||
| 98 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 127 | ||
| 34% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 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 | Queen's Park | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Elgin City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Annan Athletic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Edinburgh City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -13 | 3 |