League Two: What this fixture might miss in glamour it should pay back in guts and attitude. Get ready for Edinburgh City - Albion Rovers!
- Edinburgh City is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two
- Albion Rovers have the fewest points (6) away in League Two
Not a lot of time to rest for the hosts, as they performed in a League Two match only four days ago. This match was also played here at Ainslie Park Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Albion Rovers have had more rest.
Edinburgh City form and stats
The overall League Two stats playing at home this season for Edinburgh City are 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Edinburgh City are confident in defense, having played 210 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Edinburgh's last game was hosting Stirling Albion (placed 7th) and winning 1-0.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Stranraer with a 2-0 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Edinburgh City handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and three defeats.
There will be little rest for Edinburgh after this match as they are travelling to Annan Athletic for a League Two game in only four days.
Edinburgh City has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Edinburgh City have conceded 18 from these games.
Albion Rovers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Albion Rovers so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
Albion are looking to quickly end their 225 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.
Albion Rovers lost away at Forfar Athletic (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Cowdenbeath.Albion Rovers are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and six defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Albion manager Reid as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Stirling Albion.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought before this season: Edinburgh City - Albion Rovers 0-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Edinburgh wins - draws - Albion Rovers wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Handling 6 goals |  J. Robertson 6 goals |  I. Murray 5 goals |
Edinburgh City missing players
Albion Rovers missing players
| Edinburgh City | Albion Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 32 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 33 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 78% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 77% |
| 52% | 55% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 43% | 55% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 52% | 45% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 50% |
| 22% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 23% |
| 26% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.7 | 9.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 42% | 45% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | 28% |
| 11.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
- Albion Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Albion Rovers have the fewest points (6) away in League Two
- Edinburgh City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Edinburgh City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Edinburgh City is in the best form (4-2-0) in League Two
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 52 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | -2 | 32 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -8 | 30 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Elgin City | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -12 | 25 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 22 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 16 |
