Match preview League Two: Brechin City - Stirling Albion at Glebe Park

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 29.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Glebe Park (4083 seats)

Season ticket holders at Glebe Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Brechin City languishing in the 10th position so far. The guesting Stirling Albion will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League Two match only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Queen's Park, was also a home game here at Glebe Park. The away team is better rested.

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Brechin City form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League Two this season. Brechin City, who have the most conceded goals (55) in League Two, have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Glebe Park.

Brechin City haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 248 minutes ago. K. Inglis scored that one. Nothing to worry about in defence for Brechin City, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 211 minutes in the League Two.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Queen's Park in the League Two last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that, Brechin City played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Edinburgh City.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Brechin City, as the League Two home game vs Annan Athletic is only four days away.

The Brechin City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Stirling Albion form and stats

The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+7) away in League Two, are W6-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League Two. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Cove Rangers game have they lost an away game, meaning Stirling Albion has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

Two travels in a row for Stirling Albion, whose manager K. Rutkiewicz could celebrate last time after the League Two win against Cowdenbeath. A 1-3 loss hosting Queen's Park before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Stenhousemuir in just three days.

Stirling Albion have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 18 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Stirling Albion - Brechin City 2-4 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Brechin City six wins, one draw and Stirling Albion three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Stirling Albion
D. Duffy
9 goals
Brechin City
P. McManus
7 goals
Brechin City
O. Hamilton
4 goals

Brechin City missing players

Stirling Albion missing players

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Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 5 13 24
4 2 1 Won W 3 6 9
5 3 1 Drew D 1 3 5
16 7 2 Lost L 1 4 10
29 12 3 Scored S 9 18 30
55 23 6 Conceded C 4 11 25
88% 83% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 92%
76% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 62%
72% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 38% 42%
40% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 17%
32% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 12%
68% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 46% 46%
16% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 31% 33%
28% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 31% 29%
 
4.4 4.5 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.2 5
6.6 6.8 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.9 6
2.3 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.2 2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
201 108 30 Total Shots T S 47 112 232
82 44 10 Shots on Target S O 17 43 89
35% 27% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 42% 34%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Brechin City has the fewest points (9) at home
  • Brechin City has the fewest scored goals (29)
  • Brechin City has the most conceded goals (55)
  • Brechin City has the most conceded goals in the second half (29)
  • Brechin City has the the worst goal difference (-11) at home
  • Brechin City has the the worst goal difference (-26)
  • Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals (11) away
  • Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals (25)
  • Stirling Albion has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
  • Stirling Albion has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
  • Stirling Albion has the fewest points from losing position (2)
  • Stirling Albion has the most matches under the total-line (14)
  • Stirling Albion has the the best goal difference (+7) away

  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 25 19 2 4 63 31 13 13 0 0 34 5 12 6 2 4 29 26 32 59
2 Edinburgh City 25 16 3 6 45 27 13 9 2 2 25 9 12 7 1 4 20 18 18 51
3 Cowdenbeath 23 11 3 9 32 30 12 9 1 2 20 13 11 2 2 7 12 17 2 36
4 Queen's Park 26 10 6 10 35 35 13 5 5 3 19 17 13 5 1 7 16 18 0 36
5 Elgin City 25 9 7 9 40 30 12 5 2 5 24 16 13 4 5 4 16 14 10 34
6 Stirling Albion 24 9 5 10 30 25 11 3 2 6 12 14 13 6 3 4 18 11 5 32
7 Annan Athletic 25 9 3 13 33 52 13 6 3 4 24 22 12 3 0 9 9 30 -19 30
8 Stenhousemuir 25 7 6 12 32 45 13 3 3 7 16 26 12 4 3 5 16 19 -13 27
9 Albion Rovers 23 6 6 11 35 44 11 5 2 4 22 21 12 1 4 7 13 23 -9 24
10 Brechin City 25 4 5 16 29 55 12 2 3 7 12 23 13 2 2 9 17 32 -26 17

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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.