Brechin City are welcoming Annan Athletic for another important game after their 0-2 result against 6th-placed Stirling Albion.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brechin City and Annan Athletic.
Annan Athletic play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Annan Athletic when playing on grass are 15 wins, 2 draws and 17 defeats from 34 matches. They have scored 43 goals and conceded 54 times in these games.
Brechin City form and stats
Brechin City's results here at Glebe Park in the League Two have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Brechin City who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Cowdenbeath, 81 days ago.
Brechin City are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 338 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by K. Inglis).
Brechin City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Stirling Albion (placed 6th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Queen's Park.
There will be little rest for Brechin City after this match as they are travelling to Cove Rangers for a League Two game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Brechin City here at Glebe Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.
Annan Athletic form and stats
There's been little loot from Annan Athletic's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the League Two. Annan Athletic only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 0 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Annan Athletic, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Two away games in a row for Annan Athletic, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Queen's Park in the League Two. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Albion Rovers.
A quick return to home after this game, as Annan Athletic are hosting Cowdenbeath in the League Two only three days away.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Annan Athletic, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Annan Athletic - Brechin City 5-2 entered in the official records. Brechin City-Annan Athletic H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Brechin City two wins, Annan Athletic three wins, three draws. five of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 P. McManus 7 goals |  T. Muir 7 goals | O. Hamilton 4 goals |
Brechin City missing players
Annan Athletic missing players
| Brechin City | Annan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 29 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 33 |
| 57 | 25 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 32 | 54 |
| 88% | 85% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 77% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 69% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 69% | 65% |
| 38% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 42% |
| 31% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 8% | 23% |
| 65% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 50% |
| 15% | 15% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 54% | 42% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 6.5 | 6.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 205 | 112 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 80 | 206 |
| 83 | 45 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 41 | 96 |
| 35% | 27% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 22% | 34% |
- Annan Athletic has the fewest scored goals (9) away
- Annan Athletic has the most conceded goals in the first half (28)
- Annan Athletic has the most points from losing position (14)
- Annan Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-23) away
- Annan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Annan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Annan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Brechin City has the fewest points (9) at home
- Brechin City has the fewest scored goals (29)
- Brechin City has the most conceded goals (57)
- Brechin City has the most conceded goals in the second half (31)
- Brechin City has the the worst goal difference (-28)
- Brechin City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Brechin City is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 66 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 62 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 52 |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 39 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Stirling Albion | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -21 | 30 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -16 | 27 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 24 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -28 | 17 |