League Two match preview: Annan Athletic versus Stirling Albion

Competition: Scotland League Two
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Galabank (3000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Annan Athletic in 4th and Stirling Albion in 5th place.

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.

Stirling Albion play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Stirling Albion when playing on artificial turf are 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from six matches. They have scored 7 goals and conceded 14 times in these games.

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Annan Athletic form and stats

Annan Athletic, who have the most scored goals (60) in League Two, have played 16 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Clyde here at Galabank, Annan Athletic has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Annan Athletic's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 6-0 versus Berwick Rangers. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Elgin City.

Goals decide football matches and Annan Athletic are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 16 matches. Annan Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Stirling Albion form and stats

5-4-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stirling Albion in their matches away.

The supporters enjoyed Stirling Albion's previous game versus Elgin City, a League Two 2-1 win played at home. A 0-0 draw at Queen's Park's stadium before that.

Stirling Albion have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stirling Albion have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Stirling Albion - Annan Athletic 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Annan Athletic 3 wins, 2 draws and Stirling Albion 5 victories.

Top Goalscorers

T. Wallace
11 goals
T. Muir
9 goals
D. Mackin
9 goals

Annan Athletic missing players

Stirling Albion missing players

Annan Athletic Stirling Albion
Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 16 Played 16 32
60 37 Scored 22 41
35 17 Conceded 24 41
97% 100% Over 0.5 94% 97%
88% 100% Over 1.5 75% 66%
72% 75% Over 2.5 62% 53%
28% 50% Over 3.5 38% 22%
6% 6% Over 4.5 19% 12%
66% 62% Both teams to score 56% 47%
28% 31% Clean Sheet 25% 25%
9% 6% Failed To Score 25% 31%
Key stats this season:
  • Annan Athletic hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Stirling Albion is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Annan Athletic is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Peterhead 32 22 5 5 59 26 16 12 2 2 25 10 16 10 3 3 34 16 33 71
2 Edinburgh City 32 20 5 7 54 25 16 11 2 3 29 9 16 9 3 4 25 16 29 65
3 Clyde 32 20 5 7 52 32 16 10 3 3 27 18 16 10 2 4 25 14 20 65
4 Annan Athletic 32 17 5 10 60 35 16 9 3 4 37 17 16 8 2 6 23 18 25 56
5 Stirling Albion 32 13 5 14 41 41 16 8 1 7 19 17 16 5 4 7 22 24 0 44
6 Queen's Park 32 10 10 12 41 39 16 7 6 3 24 16 16 3 4 9 17 23 2 40
7 Elgin City 32 12 3 17 47 62 16 6 2 8 24 33 16 6 1 9 23 29 -15 39
8 Cowdenbeath 32 9 7 16 39 41 16 6 3 7 24 22 16 3 4 9 15 19 -2 34
9 Albion Rovers 32 5 5 22 25 66 16 2 3 11 11 36 16 3 2 11 14 30 -41 20
10 Berwick Rangers 32 5 4 23 27 78 16 3 2 11 13 34 16 2 2 12 14 44 -51 19

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