Pay more attention to their own game or adapt for the opposition? Both Elgin City and Stirling Albion must try something more fresh than earlier. Read more!
- Elgin City is in the worst form (1-0-5)
Elgin City and Stirling Albion 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.
Elgin City form and stats
The overall League Two statistics at home this season for Elgin City are 4-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Elgin City hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Albion Rovers, Elgin City and Cowdenbeath), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Elgin City with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Kelty Hearts game, 31 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
McHardy was the last player to score a league goal for Elgin City and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Elgin haven't scored in 181 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager Price led his Elgin City to a defeat away at Cowdenbeath. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Borough Briggs.
Ahead of that match, Elgin lost 0-2 at home to Annan Athletic.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Elgin City handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, one draw and zero defeats.
Elgin City has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Elgin City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Elgin has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Stirling Albion form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Stirling Albion have produced an overall stat of 4-4-5 so far.
Stirling Albion's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Forfar Athletic that finished 1-1.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Edinburgh City's place.Stirling Albion are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
The visiting Stirling have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. Stirling Albion have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved met each other earlier this campaign: Stirling Albion - Elgin City 0-1. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Elgin City won six, Stirling Albion were winners in three and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  K. Hester 9 goals | D. McHardy 6 goals |  D. Carrick 5 goals |
Elgin City missing players
Stirling Albion missing players
| Elgin City | Stirling Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 24 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| 40 | 14 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 85% | 85% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 71% |
| 38% | 23% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 29% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 50% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 19% | 31% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 25% |
| 31% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 29% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.3 | 12.2 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | 9.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 25% | 25% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 9.2 | 8 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
- Elgin City have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in League Two
- Elgin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Elgin City is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 44 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -3 | 36 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -8 | 31 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 27 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -17 | 19 |
