Stenhousemuir favourites for feisty fight facing Forfar Athletic

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ochilview Park (5267 seats)

Finally! The League Two season debut for these sides, whom are finally competing for points again. Will Stenhousemuir or Forfar Athletic get that highly important first win?

This promises to be an entertaining match with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Stenhousemuir form and stats

In the previous season, Stenhousemuir's league stats were 12 wins, 11 draws and 13 losses, results that produced 6th place in the League Two. During these 36 matches they scored {51 goals} and gave away 55. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season Stenhousemuir delivered 6-7-5 (win-draw-lost) with {26 goals} and 24 conceded.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stenhousemuir handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 8 draws and 3 defeats.

Stenhousemuir have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 2 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Stenhousemuir have scored {11 goals} and conceded 9 times.

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Forfar Athletic form and stats

Let's have a look at how Forfar Athletic performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 9 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded {43 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 17/20 goals scored/conceded.

We have checked recent matches where Forfar Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Just as the home team, Forfar Athletic have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Forfar Athletic wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these squads: Stenhousemuir won three, Forfar Athletic were winners in three and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Stenhousemuir missing players

Forfar Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stenhousemuir Forfar Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Stenhousemuir Last season Forfar Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
12 6   Won W   6 13
11 7   Drew D   4 9
13 5   Lost L   8 14
51 26   Scored S   17 37
55 24   Conceded C   20 43
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 92%
86% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 67%
61% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   28% 39%
33% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 17%
11% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 8%
75% 72%   BTTS BTTS   39% 50%
14% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 31%
14% 11%   Failed to Score F T   33% 28%
 
5.7 5.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.4
5.4 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 5.3
1.9 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2
2 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
10.1 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   7.3 8.7
3.9 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.5
36% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 29%
 
10.7 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   8.2 9
4.1 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 East Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Elgin City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Peterhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stirling Albion 36 21 10 5 67 37 18 13 4 1 42 18 18 8 6 4 25 19 30 73
2 Dumbarton 36 18 8 10 49 39 18 10 4 4 25 16 18 8 4 6 24 23 10 62
3 Annan Athletic 36 14 9 13 61 51 18 8 5 5 36 21 18 6 4 8 25 30 10 51
4 East Fife 36 14 8 14 54 50 18 7 3 8 28 24 18 7 5 6 26 26 4 50
5 Forfar Athletic 36 13 9 14 37 43 18 7 5 6 20 23 18 6 4 8 17 20 -6 48
6 Stenhousemuir 36 12 11 13 51 55 18 6 7 5 26 24 18 6 4 8 25 31 -4 47
7 Stranraer 36 12 9 15 43 57 18 9 5 4 28 23 18 3 4 11 15 34 -14 45
8 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 36 11 9 16 36 47 18 6 3 9 22 29 18 5 6 7 14 18 -11 42
9 Elgin City 36 11 7 18 44 62 18 6 4 8 21 24 18 5 3 10 23 38 -18 40
10 Albion Rovers 36 11 6 19 47 48 18 6 3 9 20 19 18 5 3 10 27 29 -1 39

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 East Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Elgin City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Peterhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Stenhousemuir 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.