The Edinburgh City & Stirling Albion managers G. Naysmith and K. Rutkiewicz are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League Two league table.
- Edinburgh City have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
It's no vacation for neither Edinburgh nor Stirling Albion as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Edinburgh City form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Edinburgh City are 4-1-4 (wins-draw-losses).
Before that game, the home loss against Queen's Park with the scoreline 2-3.
Edinburgh have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ainslie Park Stadium with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Edinburgh's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Stirling Albion form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the League Two. Momentum is building for Stirling in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Before that one, a nice away victory 5-1 at Cowdenbeath.
A new game in only three days for Stirling, the League Two home match versus Queen's Park. Busy days.
The Stirling Albion manager K. Rutkiewicz has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 9 league matches. Stirling have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Edinburgh and Stirling Albion have met before this season: Stirling Albion - Edinburgh City 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Edinburgh City wins - draws - Stirling Albion wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ryan 10 goals |  J. Campbell 6 goals | L. Henderson 5 goals |
Edinburgh City missing players
Stirling Albion missing players
| Edinburgh City | Stirling Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 21 | 27 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 50% |
| 61% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| 44% | 44% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 56% | 28% |
| 28% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 61% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 44% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 11% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.3 | 10.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 11.3 | 10.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 39% | 37% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 68% | 44% |
- Edinburgh City have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in League Two
- Edinburgh City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stirling Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Stirling Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Stirling Albion 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 | Queen's Park | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 48 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Stranraer | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -13 | 18 |
| 8 | Annan Athletic | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -19 | 14 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -31 | 6 |