Stirling Albion host Forfar Athletic for another entertaining League Two fixture here at Forthbank Stadium.
- Stirling Albion have the most matches over the total-line (4) in League Two
- Forfar Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in League Two
Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an animated match!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Forfar Athletic have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 7-6-11 (win-draw-loss) from 24 matches.
Stirling Albion form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Stirling Albion's two home games in the League Two so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Forthbank Stadium.
The fans are hoping that Stirling will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Challenge Cup game against Montrose.
Before that, Stirling Albion had a League Two home game versus Albion Rovers which ended with a victory 2-1.Early season league goal statistics from Stirling Albion's 2 home games: 3 goals, 4 conceded.
Forfar Athletic form and stats
Forfar Athletic are still undefeated on their travels in the League Two. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other. Forfar have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Forfar lost away at Raith Rovers (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Stranraer in the League Two.It's early days yet, but Forfar Athletic has scored 3 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Stirling Albion victory, two draws and seven Forfar Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Roberts 2 goals |  S. McCluskey 2 goals | M. Aitken 2 goals |
Stirling Albion missing players
Forfar Athletic missing players
| Stirling Albion | Forfar Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.8 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 1.4 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.5 | 11.4 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 50% |
- All of Forfar Athletic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Stirling Albion's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Forfar Athletic have not yet lost a game.
- Forfar Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
- Forfar Athletic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in League Two
- Forfar Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stirling Albion have scored in all their matches so far.
- Stirling Albion have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in League Two
- Stirling Albion have the most matches over the total-line (4) in League Two
- Stirling Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Stirling Albion | Last season | Forfar Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 32 | 9 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 37 | ||
| 95% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 55% | 36% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 73% | ||
| 45% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 50% | ||
| 32% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 27% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | ||
| 50% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 50% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 18% | ||
| 18% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 41% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 38% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 6 | Elgin City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |