Edinburgh City favourites for feisty fight facing Stenhousemuir

The visiting Stenhousemuir played their last game only three days ago, a Scottish Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Penicuik Athletic. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

This pitch has grass, which is not Stenhousemuir's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Stenhousemuir have performed like this: Played 34 matches resulting in 11 wins, 11 draws and 12 defeats with the goal stats 39-52 (scored/conceded).

Edinburgh City form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Edinburgh City are 4-0-0 (wins-draw-losses). Edinburgh City has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Meadowbank Stadium. We remember; it was Clyde.

Edinburgh City's last game was hosting Banks O Dee FC and winning 3-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Cowdenbeath in the League Two.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Edinburgh City handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D1-L0.

Edinburgh City are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Brechin City awaits in four days.

Edinburgh City can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. As for guarding their own goal, Edinburgh City have only let in 2 goals at home.

Stenhousemuir form and stats

1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Stenhousemuir, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in League Two, playing as the away team in the League Two this season. Stenhousemuir has drawn their two previous away games.

Two away games in a row for Stenhousemuir, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Penicuik Athletic in the Scottish Cup. Before that, Stenhousemuir secured a home win against Waterford United with the score 3-2.

Stenhousemuir are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of ten matches.

After this away game Stenhousemuir return home for a League Two game against Queen's Park. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Stenhousemuir find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Stenhousemuir - Edinburgh City 1-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Edinburgh City won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and Stenhousemuir has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 2

Top Goalscorers

A. Harris 4 goals

D. Hopkirk 4 goals

S. Shepherd 3 goals

Edinburgh City missing players

Stenhousemuir missing players