League Two preview: Can Stirling Albion edge out victory against Cowdenbeath?

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 12.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Forthbank Stadium (3808 seats)

With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Stirling Albion fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Cowdenbeath.

Insights:
  • Cowdenbeath has the fewest scored goals (4) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Stirling Albion form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Stirling Albion have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 3 games.

Stirling Albion manager K. Rutkiewicz and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Stranraer (placed 6th) in the League Two. Before that match, a win away at Albion Rovers.

Stirling Albion have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Stirling Albion are not conceding a lot of goals here at Forthbank Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Cowdenbeath form and stats

Cowdenbeath, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in League Two, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the League Two, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). Three has not been a lucky number for Cowdenbeath as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Stenhousemuir match. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Cowdenbeath have lost on their last two travels.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Two home defeat versus Queen's Park with 0-3 on the scoreboard. A 2-5 defeat away at Elgin City before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Cowdenbeath playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.

The visiting Cowdenbeath have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. For Cowdenbeath, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Stirling Albion won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Cowdenbeath has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

StirlingA. Ryan
A. Ryan
4 goals
Stirling AlbionD. Wilson
D. Wilson
2 goals
Stirling AlbionD. Byrne
D. Byrne
1 goals

Stirling Albion missing players

Cowdenbeath missing players

Stirling Albion Cowdenbeath
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
3 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
12 2 1 Scored S 0 3 4
6 2 0 Conceded C 2 7 14
86% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 33% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 83%
57% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 50%
43% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 17%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
43% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 33%
57% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 17%
14% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.6 9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7 5.7
3.6 2.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.7 2
48% 25% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 33%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cowdenbeath has the fewest scored goals (4) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cowdenbeath haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stirling Albion have scored more than double the goals of Cowdenbeath.

  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 7 6 1 0 13 1 3 3 0 0 8 1 4 3 1 0 5 0 12 19
2 Elgin City 7 5 0 2 15 6 4 3 0 1 9 3 3 2 0 1 6 3 9 15
3 Edinburgh City 7 4 0 3 15 7 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 2 0 1 9 3 8 12
4 Stirling Albion 7 3 3 1 12 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 0 10 4 6 12
5 Stenhousemuir 7 3 2 2 12 10 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 11
6 Stranraer 7 3 2 2 11 9 4 1 1 2 5 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 11
7 Annan Athletic 7 2 1 4 8 11 3 0 1 2 3 8 4 2 0 2 5 3 -3 7
8 Cowdenbeath 6 1 1 4 4 14 3 0 1 2 1 7 3 1 0 2 3 7 -10 4
9 Albion Rovers 6 1 0 5 6 15 3 0 0 3 1 6 3 1 0 2 5 9 -9 3
10 Brechin City 7 1 0 6 5 22 3 0 0 3 2 14 4 1 0 3 3 8 -17 3

Read more about League Two

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.