Peterhead vs Albion Rovers: Match guide and preview

Competition: Scotland League Two
Date: Sat 13.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Balmoor Stadium (4855 seats)

Only a win will satisfy Peterhead supporters in this Balmoor Stadium clash with Albion Rovers, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the League Two table.

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.

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Peterhead form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Balmoor Stadium as Peterhead, who have the most points (38) at home in League Two, have scored 25 goals to get 38 points from 16 games. The overall stats are 12-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Peterhead has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Balmoor Stadium. We remember; it was Edinburgh City.

The home team returns to Balmoor Stadium after sharing the points with Clyde on their last time out; the League Two game ended 3-3. Before that, Peterhead had a home game versus Cowdenbeath which ended with a victory 2-1.

Peterhead have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Balmoor Stadium with 25 goals in 16 matches. Peterhead have only conceded 10 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Albion Rovers form and stats

There's been little loot from Albion Rovers's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 16 away games. Albion Rovers, who have the fewest scored goals (25) in League Two, only has 3 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Albion Rovers are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

The manager K. Harper was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Balmoor Stadium. Albion Rovers suffered a 0-4 loss to Queen's Park. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Clyde.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Albion Rovers as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games. In the opposite end, Albion Rovers have conceded 30 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Albion Rovers - Peterhead 0-2. Peterhead-Albion Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Peterhead 5 wins, Albion Rovers 1 win, 4 draws.

Top Goalscorers

R. McAllister
15 goals
D. Lyle
9 goals
J. Leitch
6 goals

Peterhead missing players

Albion Rovers missing players

Peterhead Albion Rovers
Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 16 Played 16 32
59 25 Scored 14 25
26 10 Conceded 30 66
94% 94% Over 0.5 100% 100%
75% 62% Over 1.5 75% 78%
53% 50% Over 2.5 50% 53%
25% 6% Over 3.5 38% 31%
12% 6% Over 4.5 6% 9%
44% 50% Both teams to score 38% 34%
44% 44% Clean Sheet 19% 16%
19% 12% Failed To Score 44% 50%
Key stats this season:
  • Albion Rovers hasn'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 D P
1 Peterhead 32 22 5 5 59 26 16 12 2 2 25 10 16 10 3 3 34 16 33 71
2 Edinburgh City 32 20 5 7 54 25 16 11 2 3 29 9 16 9 3 4 25 16 29 65
3 Clyde 32 20 5 7 52 32 16 10 3 3 27 18 16 10 2 4 25 14 20 65
4 Annan Athletic 32 17 5 10 60 35 16 9 3 4 37 17 16 8 2 6 23 18 25 56
5 Stirling Albion 32 13 5 14 41 41 16 8 1 7 19 17 16 5 4 7 22 24 0 44
6 Queen's Park 32 10 10 12 41 39 16 7 6 3 24 16 16 3 4 9 17 23 2 40
7 Elgin City 32 12 3 17 47 62 16 6 2 8 24 33 16 6 1 9 23 29 -15 39
8 Cowdenbeath 32 9 7 16 39 41 16 6 3 7 24 22 16 3 4 9 15 19 -2 34
9 Albion Rovers 32 5 5 22 25 66 16 2 3 11 11 36 16 3 2 11 14 30 -41 20
10 Berwick Rangers 32 5 4 23 27 78 16 3 2 11 13 34 16 2 2 12 14 44 -51 19

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