It's a new League Two campaign and Annan Athletic are eager to get started here at Galabank. Forfar Athletic are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Annan Athletic form and stats
Last season, Annan Athletic's league statistics were 4 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 8th position in the League Two. Over these 18 matches they scored 20 goals and conceded 24. Playing at home last season Annan Athletic managed 2-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 16 conceded.
Forfar Athletic form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for Forfar Athletic as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 2 victories from 18 games, relegation was a fact. Forfar Athletic's manager G. Irvine are hoping to lead the team right back to League One at the first attempt.
It's a day of discovery for Forfar Athletic as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Forfar Athletic have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Forfar has scored 0 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Annan victories, two draws and five Forfar Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Annan Athletic missing players
Forfar Athletic missing players
| Annan Athletic | Forfar Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 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% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Annan Athletic | Last season | Forfar Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Conceded | C | 16 | 37 | ||
| 91% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 73% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 73% | ||
| 45% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 50% | ||
| 14% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 27% | ||
| 9% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | ||
| 45% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 50% | ||
| 23% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 18% | ||
| 41% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 41% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Forfar Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kelty Hearts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Stirling Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| 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 | East Fife | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -3 | 33 |
| 2 | Peterhead | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 3 | Clyde | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -11 | 26 |
| 4 | Dumbarton | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 25 |
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 17 |