Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Elgin City in 4th and Annan Athletic in 5th place.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Annan Athletic play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Annan Athletic when playing on grass are 17 wins, 3 draws and 14 defeats from 34 matches. They have scored 45 goals and conceded 41 times in these games.
Elgin City form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Elgin City have to build on here at Borough Briggs in the League Two.
The Elgin City supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Queen's Park in League Two and win 3-1. Ahead of that match, Elgin City won a home game hosting Berwick Rangers (3-1).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Elgin City handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D1-L1.
The Elgin City fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Elgin City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Annan Athletic form and stats
The visitors, who have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in League Two, are W2-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
It's the second away game in a row for Annan Athletic, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Brechin City (placed 10th) in the Scottish Cup last time out. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Brechin City.
Annan Athletic are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of five matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Annan Athletic as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. For Annan Athletic, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Annan Athletic - Elgin City 1-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Elgin City victory, 2 draws and 7 Annan Athletic wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 8 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Sutherland 9 goals |   C. Nadé 3 goals |  S. Swinglehurst 2 goals |
Elgin City missing players
Annan Athletic missing players
| Elgin City | Annan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 70% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 78% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 56% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 4.6 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.4 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.2 | 4.1 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Annan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Annan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Annan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Elgin City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Elgin City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Annan Athletic have scored away.
- Elgin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 25 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Annan Athletic | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 12 |
| 7 | Queen's Park | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 9 | Stirling Albion | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 7 |