Both Cowdenbeath and Forfar Athletic are itching for points in this game, despite the away team carrying a 28 point advantage so far this season.
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals (18) in League Two
- Forfar Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Cowdenbeath.
It should be mentioned that Forfar Athletic play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Forfar Athletic on grass are 9 victories, 6 draws and 12 defeats from 27 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 32-38. You can compare this with overall results below.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cowdenbeath form and stats
With 3 League Two wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Cowdenbeath are certainly not brimming with confidence. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Cowdenbeath with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Elgin City game, 24 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
No payout for Cowdenbeath in their previous match, an away game at Stranraer that ended in defeat 0-3.
Heartbreak before that as Cowdenbeath lost 1-2 at Stirling Albion's place.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Stenhousemuir are coming to town in four days.
Cowdenbeath aren't scoring a lot here at Central Park in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. On the other hand, Cowdenbeath have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Forfar Athletic form and stats
4 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Forfar Athletic playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
The attacking players of Forfar Athletic have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 287 minutes.
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Stirling Albion with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Elgin City.The schedule is very tough for Forfar now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Albion Rovers is waiting in only four days.
Forfar Athletic have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Forfar have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Forfar Athletic - Cowdenbeath 3-0. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Cowdenbeath, three draws and five wins for Forfar Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Aitken 9 goals | A. Munro 8 goals | S. McCluskey 7 goals |
Cowdenbeath missing players
Forfar Athletic missing players
| Cowdenbeath | Forfar Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 46 |
| 41 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 30 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 64% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 77% | 79% |
| 36% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 31% | 39% |
| 14% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 31% | 32% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| 36% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 54% | 50% |
| 18% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 32% |
| 50% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 31% | 21% |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.7 | 8.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | 10.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 22% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | 40% |
| 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- 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 clean sheets (5) in League Two
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest points (11) at home in League Two
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals (11) at home in League Two
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals (18) in League Two
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in League Two
- Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in League Two
- Cowdenbeath have the the worst goal difference (-23) in League Two
- Cowdenbeath have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in League Two
- Cowdenbeath is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Forfar Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Cowdenbeath.
- Forfar Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Kelty Hearts | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 67 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | -1 | 44 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -8 | 35 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 33 |
| 8 | Elgin City | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -15 | 29 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -17 | 26 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 24 | -23 | 19 |
