The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Annan Athletic are in the 4th position while the guesting Stirling Albion worry at 7th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Stirling Albion's home stadium. The visitors last 15 games on artificial turf have ended in 1 win, 6 draws and 8 losses.
Annan Athletic form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Annan Athletic have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.
The Annan Athletic fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Galabank: A 0-4 defeat against Elgin City (placed 5th). Prior to that, an away loss at Cowdenbeath.
Annan Athletic were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
This is expected to be a close game, with Annan Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Annan Athletic as a small favourite), we find ten games. Annan Athletic has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), Annan Athletic's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Stirling Albion form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Stirling Albion are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Stirling Albion have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Cameron Binnie. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.
It's the second away game in a row for Stirling Albion, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Albion Rovers (placed 8th) in the League Two last time out. Prior to that result Stirling Albion won their away game at Stenhousemuir. The scoreline was 2-0.
Stirling Albion delivered their win in the match against Albion Rovers already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! It's hard not to mention D. Duffy's lethal finishing against Albion Rovers. 3 goals was a big reason for the important victory.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stirling Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were 2 Stirling Albion wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Stirling Albion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Stirling Albion are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Stirling Albion - Annan Athletic 2-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Annan Athletic won 2, Stirling Albion won 4 and 4 draws. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Muir 6 goals |   D. Duffy 5 goals |  C. Nadé 4 goals |
Annan Athletic missing players
Stirling Albion missing players
| Annan Athletic | Stirling Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 29 | 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 40 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 85% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 65% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 32% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 25% | 40% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 37% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 37% |
| 35% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 37% |
| 4.8 | 4 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 159 | 95 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 87 | 180 |
| 77 | 42 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 33 | 71 |
| 38% | 48% | 90% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 28% |
- Annan Athletic has the most points from losing position (14)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals (17)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals (8) away
- Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest scored goals (20)
- Stirling Albion has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9)
- Stirling Albion has the most matches under the total-line (13)
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 46 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -11 | 27 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 9 | Stenhousemuir | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 17 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -21 | 15 |