Elgin City have excelled Annan Athletic this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need ahead of kickoff:
- Elgin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Annan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in League Two
13-8-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Annan Athletic when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 28 matches are 44-33 (scored/conceded).
This should be an interesting match with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Elgin City form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Elgin City at their home stadium (Borough Briggs) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Elgin City are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Borough Briggs, having lost their two previous games here.
The Elgin supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Borough Briggs: A 1-2 defeat against East Fife (placed 4th).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Forfar Athletic.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Elgin City handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Goal fest? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 15 of the 19 most recent league games with this club has had three goals or more.
A decent goal production from Elgin in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 16 goals have been conceded.
Annan Athletic form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Annan Athletic have produced an overall stat of 3-3-4 so far.
Annan Athletic might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Forfar Athletic proved too strong as Annan Athletic slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Galabank. That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Albion Rovers.We have checked recent matches where Annan Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored in 12 of this club's latest 16 league games.
Annan are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 10 away games so far. Annan Athletic struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Elgin and Annan Athletic have met before this season: Annan Athletic - Elgin City 1-3. Data for the previous ten meetings featuring these two participants are: five wins for Elgin City, zero draws and five wins for Annan Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games. Hester likes to face Annan Athletic and have scored 7 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Hester 14 goals |  T. Goss 12 goals | R. Dingwall 9 goals |
Elgin City missing players
Annan Athletic missing players
| Elgin City | Annan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 34 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 32 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 79% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 63% |
| 53% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 47% |
| 21% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 16% |
| 74% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 68% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 10% | 5% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 26% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10.5 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.4 | 7.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.6 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 52% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 47% | 41% |
| 8.8 | 6.6 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4 | 3.8 |
- Annan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in League Two
- Annan Athletic 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | East Fife | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 5 | Annan Athletic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 23 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -5 | 23 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Forfar Athletic | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
