Home advantage could prove decisive in Annan Athletic - Forfar Athletic battle

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Galabank (500 seats)

Annan Athletic have won 11 of their 23 in total here in their own stadium fortress. Will they win more points against Forfar Athletic?

Insights:
  • Annan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in League Two
  • Forfar Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in League Two

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!

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Annan Athletic form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Annan Athletic, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in League Two, have to build on here at Galabank in the League Two.

Annan's previous game was also played at home, ending 5-1 versus Albion Rovers (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Annan Athletic played a great game against Albion Rovers and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

A strong away win before that one, visiting East Fife and winning 3-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Annan handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Take note: 12 of the latest 15 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.

Annan Athletic have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Galabank with 14 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Forfar Athletic form and stats

Playing away, Forfar Athletic, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in League Two, have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season.

Forfar Athletic might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Elgin City proved too strong as Forfar Athletic slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Station Park. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Stenhousemuir at their stadium, the result 2-1.

Forfar are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of 4 matches.

Forfar Athletic have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Annan Athletic have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when playing Forfar Athletic.

This isn't the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Forfar Athletic - Annan Athletic 1-4.

Top Goalscorers

AnnanT. Goss
T. Goss
12 goals
Forfar AthleticM. Aitken
M. Aitken
4 goals
Forfar AthleticB. Armour
B. Armour
4 goals

Annan Athletic missing players

Forfar Athletic missing players

Annan Athletic Forfar Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 2 8 18
6 3 2 Won W 0 3 5
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
7 3 0 Lost L 2 4 9
29 14 7 Scored S 0 8 18
31 12 2 Conceded C 2 9 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
89% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 67%
67% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 44%
50% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 28%
17% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
72% 88% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 50%
6% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 28%
22% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 28%
 
5.1 3.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5 5.5
4.3 4.5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 4.5 5.2
1.8 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.1 11 13 Shots (avg) S ( 3.5 8 10.2
3.7 4.4 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.6 4.2
43% 40% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 24%
 
10.4 10.2 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5 8 8.8
3.9 3.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.8 4.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • 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 the most scored goals in the second half (20) in League Two
  • Annan Athletic have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Annan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Forfar Athletic have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in League Two
  • Forfar Athletic have the fewest points from losing position (1) in League Two
  • Forfar Athletic have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in League Two
  • Forfar Athletic have the most matches under the total-line (11) in League Two
  • Forfar Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 18 12 4 2 31 16 8 6 2 0 16 4 10 6 2 2 15 12 15 40
2 Stirling Albion 18 11 3 4 39 21 9 6 2 1 24 9 9 5 1 3 15 12 18 36
3 Elgin City 18 8 4 6 33 30 9 4 1 4 14 14 9 4 3 2 19 16 3 28
4 Annan Athletic 18 6 5 7 29 31 8 3 2 3 14 12 10 3 3 4 15 19 -2 23
5 Stranraer 18 6 5 7 27 32 10 6 3 1 20 14 8 0 2 6 7 18 -5 23
6 East Fife 18 6 4 8 26 29 9 2 1 6 8 15 9 4 3 2 18 14 -3 22
7 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 18 5 5 8 23 27 9 4 1 4 14 16 9 1 4 4 9 11 -4 20
8 Stenhousemuir 18 5 5 8 30 36 9 2 4 3 15 17 9 3 1 5 15 19 -6 20
9 Forfar Athletic 18 5 4 9 18 26 10 2 3 5 10 17 8 3 1 4 8 9 -8 19
10 Albion Rovers 18 4 5 9 18 26 9 2 3 4 9 12 9 2 2 5 9 14 -8 17

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The Scottish League Two is the fourth level of football in Scotland. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.