Both sides are delivering a good season so far and games like this could be momentous. Here's the preview for Elgin City - Stirling Albion!
- Elgin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stirling Albion have the most scored goals (34) in League Two
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Elgin City form and stats
The total League Two statistics playing at home this season for Elgin City are 4-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw against Clyde in the Challenge Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Stenhousemuir.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Elgin have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 19 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 5 and lost 8.
Observe: 12 of the most recent 16 league matches from these players have seen goals scored by both sides.
Elgin City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Borough Briggs with 13 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Elgin defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Stirling Albion form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Stirling Albion play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Stranraer (placed 4th).
A loss, in the Scottish Cup away at Inverness CT, earlier. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Stirling playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Stirling Albion wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
Stirling Albion has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Stirling Albion have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Elgin have avoided defeat in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) versus Stirling Albion.Stirling Albion - Elgin City 2-2 was the outcome when these two teams last did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Hester 13 goals |  D. Carrick 10 goals | R. Dingwall 8 goals |
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| Elgin City | Stirling Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | 13 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 81% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 69% |
| 62% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 69% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 19% |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 6.4 | 5.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.9 | 8.6 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 11 | 10.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 50% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 45% |
| 9.1 | 6.5 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.4 | 6.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
- Elgin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stirling Albion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Stirling Albion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have the most scored goals (34) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have the the best goal difference (+15) in League Two
- Stirling Albion 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 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 30 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Stranraer | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 5 | East Fife | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Forfar Athletic | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
