League Two: Elgin City - Albion Rovers pre-match guide and the hard facts

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Borough Briggs (4927 seats)

League Two: What this game might not have in style it should compensate in pace and enthusiasm. Let's go: Elgin City - Albion Rovers!

Insights:
  • Elgin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Albion Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Elgin City form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Elgin City have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games.

No payout for Elgin City in their previous match, an away game at Stenhousemuir that ended in defeat 0-2.

A victory at home before that one, as predicted. The team were big favourites against Drumchapel United and won 2-1.

Elgin are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Elgin City defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Albion Rovers form and stats

Playing away, Albion Rovers have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the League Two this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Albion are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Forfar Athletic with 0-1 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Stranraer with the score of 4-0.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Albion Rovers when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 3 and winning 1 game.

The travelling fans enjoy Albion Rovers's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Albion in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams met each other previously this campaign: Elgin City - Albion Rovers 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Elgin City four wins, three draws and Albion Rovers three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Elgin CityK. Hester
K. Hester
15 goals
Albion RoversC. Reilly
C. Reilly
13 goals
ElginR. Dingwall
R. Dingwall
9 goals

Elgin City missing players

Albion Rovers missing players

Elgin City Albion Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 11 4 Played P 2 11 21
8 4 1 Won W 0 4 6
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 5
8 5 2 Lost L 2 5 10
35 16 6 Scored S 0 17 26
35 17 7 Conceded C 2 14 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 73% 67%
71% 64% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 45% 43%
48% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 29%
19% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 10%
71% 64% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 45% 48%
14% 18% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 19%
14% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 27% 33%
 
3.4 3.6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.1 5
6.5 6 7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.6 4.9
2.3 2 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 1.7
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.9 7.8 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.3 8.4
3.3 3.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4 3.4
50% 38% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 39% 37%
 
9 7 5.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 7 8
3.8 3.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.6 4.2
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Albion Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albion Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in League Two
  • Albion Rovers have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in League Two
  • Albion Rovers have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in League Two
  • Albion Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Elgin 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 Dumbarton 20 13 4 3 33 18 9 7 2 0 17 4 11 6 2 3 16 14 15 43
2 Stirling Albion 19 12 3 4 40 21 10 7 2 1 25 9 9 5 1 3 15 12 19 39
3 Annan Athletic 22 8 6 8 37 34 11 5 2 4 21 14 11 3 4 4 16 20 3 30
4 Elgin City 21 8 5 8 35 35 11 4 2 5 16 17 10 4 3 3 19 18 0 29
5 Forfar Athletic 21 8 4 9 24 27 11 3 3 5 12 18 10 5 1 4 12 9 -3 28
6 Stenhousemuir 21 7 6 8 35 38 11 4 4 3 19 18 10 3 2 5 16 20 -3 27
7 East Fife 22 7 5 10 30 37 11 2 2 7 10 19 11 5 3 3 20 18 -7 26
8 Stranraer 22 7 5 10 31 40 11 6 3 2 20 18 11 1 2 8 11 22 -9 26
9 Albion Rovers 21 6 5 10 26 28 10 2 3 5 9 14 11 4 2 5 17 14 -2 23
10 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 21 5 5 11 23 36 10 4 1 5 14 20 11 1 4 6 9 16 -13 20

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.