League Two match preview and statistics: Annan Athletic fight Stenhousemuir

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Galabank (500 seats)

With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Annan Athletic fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Stenhousemuir.

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.

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Annan Athletic form and stats

Annan Athletic have played 11 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Annan Athletic with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Queen's Park game, 35 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Annan Athletic, their manager P. Murphy and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

In their previous game, the manager P. Murphy led his Annan Athletic to a defeat in the League Two match away at Cove Rangers. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Galabank. Before that game, the home loss against Stirling Albion with the scoreline 2-3.

Annan Athletic can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 22 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Annan Athletic defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Stenhousemuir form and stats

3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stenhousemuir in their League Two matches away.

The manager D. Irons was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Ochilview Park. Stenhousemuir suffered a 1-2 loss to Edinburgh City (placed 2nd). Prior to that result Stenhousemuir won their away game at Elgin City. The scoreline was 3-2.

Stenhousemuir are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Stenhousemuir have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Stenhousemuir - Annan Athletic 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Annan Athletic won 5 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Stenhousemuir has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

Annan AthleticT. Muir
T. Muir
7 goals
StenhousemuirD. Hopkirk
D. Hopkirk
7 goals
StenhousemuirM. McGuigan
M. McGuigan
5 goals

Annan Athletic missing players

Stenhousemuir missing players

Annan Athletic Stenhousemuir
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
8 5 3 Won W 2 3 5
3 3 0 Drew D 1 3 5
11 3 0 Lost L 0 5 12
31 22 11 Scored S 5 13 26
45 18 6 Conceded C 3 19 43
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 91% 91%
64% 55% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 64% 73%
50% 55% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 36%
27% 45% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 9% 14%
55% 64% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 82% 73%
14% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 9% 9%
36% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 18%
 
4.8 4.3 2.7 Corners For (avg) C F 5.7 5 5.4
4.8 4 3.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.3 5.5 5.1
2 1.8 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 1.9
4 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
174 101 17 Total Shots T S 36 105 217
86 47 10 Shots on Target S O 12 36 79
36% 47% 110% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 36% 33%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Annan Athletic has the most points from losing position (14)
  • Annan Athletic is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Stenhousemuir has the most dropped points from leading position (17)
  • Stenhousemuir 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 Cove Rangers 21 17 1 3 57 25 11 11 0 0 30 4 10 6 1 3 27 21 32 52
2 Edinburgh City 21 15 2 4 41 24 10 8 1 1 22 8 11 7 1 3 19 16 17 47
3 Cowdenbeath 20 11 2 7 29 23 11 9 1 1 19 9 9 2 1 6 10 14 6 35
4 Elgin City 22 7 7 8 35 27 11 4 2 5 21 16 11 3 5 3 14 11 8 28
5 Annan Athletic 22 8 3 11 31 45 11 5 3 3 22 18 11 3 0 8 9 27 -14 27
6 Stirling Albion 21 7 5 9 24 21 10 3 2 5 11 11 11 4 3 4 13 10 3 26
7 Queen's Park 21 7 5 9 29 32 11 3 5 3 16 17 10 4 0 6 13 15 -3 26
8 Albion Rovers 19 5 5 9 28 38 9 4 1 4 16 18 10 1 4 5 12 20 -10 20
9 Stenhousemuir 22 5 5 12 26 43 11 2 2 7 13 24 11 3 3 5 13 19 -17 20
10 Brechin City 21 4 3 14 27 49 10 2 2 6 11 21 11 2 1 8 16 28 -22 15

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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.