There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Edinburgh City leading Annan Athletic by 20 points.
Edinburgh City and Annan Athletic 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.
Annan Athletic play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Annan Athletic when playing on grass are 16 wins, 2 draws and 16 defeats from 34 matches. They have scored 47 goals and conceded 52 times in these games.
Edinburgh City form and stats
Edinburgh City have performed here at Ainslie Park Stadium this season with 8 wins from 11 League Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Edinburgh City, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Edinburgh City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Stirling Albion here at Ainslie Park Stadium in a League Two match. Before that match, a win away at Stenhousemuir.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 11 games), Edinburgh City's attacking play is working. Edinburgh City have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Annan Athletic form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Annan Athletic so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 3-0-8 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Annan Athletic who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Queen's Park was the last time a defeat was avoided. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on P. Murphy, the Annan Athletic manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Annan Athletic have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. T. Muir was the goal scorer.
Annan Athletic failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Stenhousemuir (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cove Rangers wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Annan Athletic lost heavily in their last match (against Stenhousemuir as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 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
Annan Athletic - Edinburgh City 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Edinburgh City won seven, Annan Athletic won three and zero draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Handling 7 goals |   T. Muir 7 goals |  S. Shepherd 6 goals |
Edinburgh City missing players
Annan Athletic missing players
| Edinburgh City | Annan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 41 | 22 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 31 |
| 25 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | 48 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 77% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 87% |
| 64% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 73% | 65% |
| 36% | 27% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 48% |
| 18% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 55% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 39% |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 7.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 231 | 104 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 73 | 189 |
| 106 | 49 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 39 | 90 |
| 39% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | 34% |
- Annan Athletic has the fewest scored goals (9) away
- Annan Athletic has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
- Annan Athletic has the most points from losing position (14)
- Annan Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-18) 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.
- Edinburgh City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Edinburgh City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Annan Athletic have scored away.
- Edinburgh City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Stirling Albion | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 29 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -17 | 27 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -14 | 23 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -23 | 15 |