Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Queen's Park welcomes Annan Athletic

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Falkirk Community Stadium (7937 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Queen's Park supporters in this Falkirk Community Stadium clash with Annan Athletic, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the League Two table.

Insights:
  • Queen's Park have the most scored goals (33) in League Two
  • Queen's Park have scored more than double the goals of Annan Athletic.

It's no vacation for neither Queen's nor Annan Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

14 - 6 - 19 with 46-60. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Annan Athletic when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Annan Athletic play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Queen's Park form and stats

Queen's Park, who have the most scored goals (33) in League Two, have been outstanding at home so far in the League Two with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Queen's Park haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Stirling Albion, 178 days ago. There’s a good atmosphere here at Falkirk Community Stadium after three straight home wins.

A good away victory last time out for Queen's, who won 3-1 against Stenhousemuir (placed 6th). Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Cowdenbeath.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Queen's home games with this odds we find one game with a similar winning chance. Resulting in one win, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.

There will be little rest for Queen's after this match as they are travelling to Edinburgh City for a League Two game in only four days.

Goals are plentiful at Falkirk Community Stadium in the league this season as Queen's has scored 18 goals here in 7 home games. Queen's have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Annan Athletic form and stats

2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Annan Athletic in their League Two matches away. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Annan Athletic, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Stenhousemuir game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Two points from the last two away games for Annan, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Home advantage was not enough for Annan in their previous game, as they lost their League Two-match, hosting Stirling Albion, 1-2. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Edinburgh City.

You'll want to know how Annan managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, one draw and zero home wins.

A new game in only four days for Annan Athletic, the League Two home match versus Brechin City. Busy days.

The attacking power of Annan when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Annan Athletic are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Queen's Park and Annan Athletic have met before this season: Annan Athletic - Queen's Park 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Queen's two wins, one draw and Annan Athletic seven victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Queen's ParkR. McHugh
R. McHugh
6 goals
Queen'sD. Lyon
D. Lyon
4 goals
Queen's ParkW. Baynham
W. Baynham
4 goals

Queen's Park missing players

Annan Athletic missing players

Queen's Park Annan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 8 15
13 6 3 Won W 0 2 2
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 5
0 0 0 Lost L 1 3 8
33 18 8 Scored S 1 7 12
6 4 0 Conceded C 2 7 22
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 87%
73% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 73%
60% 71% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 47%
20% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 13%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
27% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 47%
73% 71% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 20%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.8 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10.7 12 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.2 8.1
4.9 5.1 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.5
45% 50% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 32%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Queen's Park have not yet lost a game.
  • Queen's Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Queen's Park have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Queen's Park have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Queen's Park have scored more than double the goals of Annan Athletic.
  • Queen's Park have the fewest conceded goals (6) in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the most clean sheets (11) in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the most points (19) at home in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the most scored goals (18) at home in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the most scored goals (33) in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in League Two
  • Queen's Park have the the best goal difference (+27) in League Two
  • Queen's Park haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Queen's Park is in the best form (6-0-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Queen's Park 15 13 2 0 33 6 7 6 1 0 18 4 8 7 1 0 15 2 27 41
2 Edinburgh City 15 9 2 4 32 18 7 3 1 3 12 9 8 6 1 1 20 9 14 29
3 Stirling Albion 15 8 5 2 22 12 7 4 2 1 6 3 8 4 3 1 16 9 10 29
4 Elgin City 15 9 1 5 27 15 8 5 1 2 15 7 7 4 0 3 12 8 12 28
5 Stranraer 15 6 4 5 23 18 8 4 1 3 13 8 7 2 3 2 10 10 5 22
6 Stenhousemuir 15 5 4 6 20 22 8 4 2 2 13 10 7 1 2 4 7 12 -2 19
7 Albion Rovers 15 4 2 9 17 31 7 1 1 5 6 13 8 3 1 4 11 18 -14 14
8 Cowdenbeath 15 3 3 9 9 24 8 2 2 4 6 12 7 1 1 5 3 12 -15 12
9 Annan Athletic 15 2 5 8 12 22 7 0 2 5 5 15 8 2 3 3 7 7 -10 11
10 Brechin City 15 1 2 12 9 36 8 0 2 6 6 23 7 1 0 6 3 13 -27 5

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The Scottish League Two is the fourth level of football in Scotland. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.