Edinburgh City and Stranraer followers eagerly anticipate League Two clash at Ainslie Park Stadium

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Fri 18.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ainslie Park Stadium (5000 seats)

Which team will claim the win when Stranraer travel to Edinburgh City? In this game guide you'll learn all the relevant facts and statistics necessary to enjoy the game more.

Insights:
  • Edinburgh City have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in League Two

Edinburgh City and Stranraer 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.

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Edinburgh City form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Edinburgh City have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Edinburgh City, as their goalkeeper Brian Schwake has completely shut out the opponents for 225 minutes in the League Two.

Edinburgh City travelled for their previous game, a trip to Stenhousemuir that ended 0-0.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Albion Rovers with a 1-0 scoreline.

Edinburgh City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Stranraer form and stats

4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Stranraer playing as the away team in the League Two this season.

Stranraer go into this game after a win, the home game against Cowdenbeath that ended 3-0.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Annan Athletic wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

The travelling fans enjoy Stranraer's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 14 league matches away. Stranraer's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

These sides faced each other earlier on this match year: Stranraer - Edinburgh City 0-2. Muir (Stranraer) was shown a red card when these teams last played each other. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Edinburgh five wins, zero draws and Stranraer two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Edinburgh CityJ. Robertson
J. Robertson
7 goals
StranraerM. Yates
M. Yates
7 goals
StranraerT. Muir
T. Muir
7 goals

Edinburgh City missing players

Stranraer missing players

Edinburgh City Stranraer
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 2 Played P 1 14 29
12 5 1 Won W 1 4 9
8 4 1 Drew D 0 4 8
9 5 0 Lost L 0 6 12
37 17 2 Scored S 4 22 38
38 21 1 Conceded C 1 25 46
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
72% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 79%
48% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 64% 52%
34% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 34%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 36% 24%
52% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 86% 55%
28% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 24%
24% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 7% 24%
 
3.1 2.8 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.9 4.7
5.6 4.7 9.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.3 4.1
1.6 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.9 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
7.1 6.9 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14 9.9 10.4
3.1 2.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 4.4 4.6
42% 44% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 35% 28%
 
11.3 9.9 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 10.7 9.8
5 4.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4.4 4.1
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Edinburgh City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Edinburgh City have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League Two
  • Edinburgh City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Stranraer have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stranraer have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most matches over the total-line (13) in League Two
  • Stranraer 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 Kelty Hearts 29 21 5 3 59 24 15 12 3 0 33 10 14 9 2 3 26 14 35 68
2 Annan Athletic 29 16 5 8 53 35 15 7 4 4 28 20 14 9 1 4 25 15 18 53
3 Forfar Athletic 29 14 8 7 48 31 15 9 3 3 28 15 14 5 5 4 20 16 17 50
4 Edinburgh City 29 12 8 9 37 38 14 5 4 5 17 21 15 7 4 4 20 17 -1 44
5 Stenhousemuir 29 11 8 10 39 39 15 4 4 7 17 22 14 7 4 3 22 17 0 41
6 Stranraer 29 9 8 12 38 46 15 5 4 6 16 21 14 4 4 6 22 25 -8 35
7 Stirling Albion 28 9 6 13 33 38 13 4 2 7 16 20 15 5 4 6 17 18 -5 33
8 Elgin City 29 7 8 14 28 43 14 5 5 4 17 15 15 2 3 10 11 28 -15 29
9 Albion Rovers 28 7 6 15 29 46 14 5 2 7 16 20 14 2 4 8 13 26 -17 27
10 Cowdenbeath 29 5 4 20 19 43 14 3 2 9 12 19 15 2 2 11 7 24 -24 19

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.