League Two: Edinburgh City expected to win home against Queen's Park

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Date: Sat 11.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Meadowbank Stadium (5000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 7th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Edinburgh City form and stats

Edinburgh City have been outstanding at home so far in the League Two with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Edinburgh City has won five games in a row. The Queen's Park match was the last time out without a victory. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Edinburgh City, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Edinburgh City are confident in defense, having played 416 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A good away victory last time out for Edinburgh City, who won 1-0 against Elgin City (placed 6th). Ahead of that match, Edinburgh City won a home game hosting Cowdenbeath (2-0).

The Edinburgh City manager J. McDonaugh has got the team scoring with 21 from 9 home games in the league. Edinburgh City are not conceding a lot of goals here at Meadowbank Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.

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Queen's Park form and stats

There's been little loot from Queen's Park's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the League Two. Queen's Park only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Queen's Park's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Queen's Park are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League Two against Stenhousemuir (placed 9th). Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Annan Athletic's place.

Queen's Park have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Queen's Park have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Queen's Park - Edinburgh City 2-1. Last eight meetings between the teams: Edinburgh City won 5, Queen's Park won 2 and 1 draw. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Queen's ParkS. Kouider-Aïssa
S. Kouider-Aïssa
7 goals
Edinburgh CityD. Handling
D. Handling
6 goals
Edinburgh CityS. Shepherd
S. Shepherd
5 goals

Edinburgh City missing players

Queen's Park missing players

Edinburgh City Queen's Park
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 2 9 19
14 8 3 Won W 0 3 6
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 4
3 0 0 Lost L 2 6 9
38 21 9 Scored S 0 11 25
21 6 3 Conceded C 4 14 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
79% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 84%
63% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 63%
42% 33% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 21%
21% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
53% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 58%
37% 44% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 21%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 26%
 
5.2 5.3 7.7 Corners For (avg) C F 4 5.6 5.8
4.1 4 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.5 3.7 4.4
1.6 1.7 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 2.1
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
204 91 36 Total Shots T S 14 103 226
95 46 18 Shots on Target S O 6 43 88
40% 46% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 26% 28%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Edinburgh City have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Edinburgh City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Edinburgh City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Edinburgh City have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Edinburgh City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Edinburgh City is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Queen's Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Queen's Park 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 Cove Rangers 19 15 1 3 52 24 9 9 0 0 25 3 10 6 1 3 27 21 28 46
2 Edinburgh City 19 14 2 3 38 21 9 8 1 0 21 6 10 6 1 3 17 15 17 44
3 Cowdenbeath 18 10 2 6 25 18 10 8 1 1 16 7 8 2 1 5 9 11 7 32
4 Annan Athletic 19 8 3 8 29 36 9 5 3 1 20 11 10 3 0 7 9 25 -7 27
5 Stirling Albion 19 6 5 8 20 17 9 3 2 4 10 9 10 3 3 4 10 8 3 23
6 Elgin City 19 5 7 7 27 23 10 4 2 4 19 13 9 1 5 3 8 10 4 22
7 Queen's Park 19 6 4 9 25 29 10 3 4 3 14 15 9 3 0 6 11 14 -4 22
8 Albion Rovers 18 5 4 9 26 36 9 4 1 4 16 18 9 1 3 5 10 18 -10 19
9 Stenhousemuir 19 4 4 11 20 37 9 2 1 6 10 20 10 2 3 5 10 17 -17 16
10 Brechin City 19 4 2 13 23 44 10 2 2 6 11 21 9 2 0 7 12 23 -21 14

Read more about League Two

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.