Cowdenbeath vs Brechin City: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Tue 27.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Central Park (4370 seats)

Cowdenbeath are welcoming Brechin City for another important game after their 0-0 result against Brechin City.

Insights:
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Brechin City have the most conceded goals (41) in League Two

Cowdenbeath and Brechin City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Cowdenbeath form and stats

Cowdenbeath's struggle is real here at Central Park with only 8 points collected from 9 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-5.

An away draw last time out for Cowdenbeath, facing Brechin City in a game that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Stirling Albion that was lost 1-5.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cowdenbeath here at Central Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.

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Brechin City form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brechin City, who have the most conceded goals (41) in League Two, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-8 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Brechin, who have now gone 15 games without a victory. The Albion Rovers game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. It's all red in the travel logs of Brechin, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.

B. Barr was the last player to score for the away team. Brechin haven't scored a league goal in the last 256 minutes.

Brechin played 0-0 against Cowdenbeath in their previous match. A 0-3 defeat away at Annan Athletic before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Annan Athletic in just two days.

Goals are few and far between in Brechin City's away league games. Only 4 goals from 9 travels. The Brechin manager M. Paton has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Cowdenbeath and Brechin City have met before this season: Brechin City - Cowdenbeath 0-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cowdenbeath won five, Brechin City won three and two draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CowdenbeathC. Barr
C. Barr
2 goals
CowdenbeathB. Smith
B. Smith
2 goals
Brechin CityM. Paton
M. Paton
2 goals

Cowdenbeath missing players

Brechin City missing players

Cowdenbeath Brechin City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
3 2 0 Won W 1 1 1
5 2 0 Drew D 0 0 3
10 5 2 Lost L 1 8 14
10 7 0 Scored S 2 4 10
29 17 4 Conceded C 3 18 41
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
56% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 83%
33% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 56%
17% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 22%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 22%
28% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 39%
33% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 11% 17%
56% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 56%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
6.1 5.9 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5 5.6 6.2
2.1 2.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 2.1 2.7
27% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 21% 21%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Brechin City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Brechin City have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in League Two
  • Brechin City have the fewest points (3) away in League Two
  • Brechin City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in League Two
  • Brechin City have the most conceded goals (41) in League Two
  • Brechin City have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in League Two
  • Brechin City have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in League Two
  • Brechin City have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in League Two
  • Brechin City have the the worst goal difference (-31) in League Two
  • Brechin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Brechin City is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Cowdenbeath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cowdenbeath have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Queen's Park 18 15 3 0 37 8 9 7 2 0 19 4 9 8 1 0 18 4 29 48
2 Edinburgh City 18 11 2 5 37 22 9 4 1 4 16 13 9 7 1 1 21 9 15 35
3 Stirling Albion 18 9 5 4 27 15 9 4 2 3 6 5 9 5 3 1 21 10 12 32
4 Stranraer 18 9 4 5 30 18 9 5 1 3 17 8 9 4 3 2 13 10 12 31
5 Elgin City 18 9 2 7 29 22 9 5 1 3 17 12 9 4 1 4 12 10 7 29
6 Stenhousemuir 18 6 4 8 23 31 9 5 2 2 15 10 9 1 2 6 8 21 -8 22
7 Albion Rovers 18 5 3 10 22 35 9 1 2 6 6 15 9 4 1 4 16 20 -13 18
8 Annan Athletic 18 4 5 9 20 24 9 2 2 5 13 16 9 2 3 4 7 8 -4 17
9 Cowdenbeath 18 3 5 10 10 29 9 2 2 5 7 17 9 1 3 5 3 12 -19 14
10 Brechin City 18 1 3 14 10 41 9 0 3 6 6 23 9 1 0 8 4 18 -31 6

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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.