Stirling Albion look to Forthbank Stadium supporters for inspiration before Stranraer match

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Forthbank Stadium (3808 seats)

The bragging rights belong to Stirling Albion so far this season, with their 2nd position in the League Two table and hosting Stranraer (who are placed 6th).

Insights:
  • Stirling Albion have the most scored goals (39) in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most conceded goals (39) in League Two

Both squads have had sufficient rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's wish for an active fixture!

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Stirling Albion form and stats

20 points is a decent return from 9 League Two games here at Forthbank Stadium for Stirling Albion. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Stirling has recorded two wins in a row here at Forthbank Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Stirling Albion's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Stenhousemuir (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Elgin City and winning 2-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Stirling Albion's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 1 match, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Some goal stats: A review of the 13 most recent league games shows that 11 of them had goals from both teams.

Goals are plentiful at Forthbank Stadium in the league this season as Stirling Albion has scored 24 goals here in 9 home games.

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Stranraer form and stats

Stranraer have only collected 5 points from their away games in the League Two, after 1-2-7 (10 played).

Stranraer play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting East Fife (placed 5th). That victory felt sweet as this club had gone three league rounds without victory.

A loss against Albion Rovers was the result prior to that, in a home game.

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 Stranraer playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 1 away win, 2 draws and 2 home wins.

Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 15 of this club's last 19 league games.

Stranraer have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Stranraer, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams get together this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Stranraer - Stirling 3-1. Stirling Albion-Stranraer H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Stirling Albion four wins, Stranraer two wins, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Stirling AlbionD. Carrick
D. Carrick
11 goals
Stirling AlbionR. Thomson
R. Thomson
6 goals
StranraerJ. Hilton
J. Hilton
6 goals

Stirling Albion missing players

Stranraer missing players

Stirling Albion Stranraer
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 10 21
11 6 1 Won W 0 1 7
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 5
4 1 1 Lost L 1 7 9
39 24 3 Scored S 2 11 31
21 9 3 Conceded C 4 21 39
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 86%
72% 78% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 67%
44% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 57%
17% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 24%
72% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 70% 71%
11% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
17% 11% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 19%
 
6.3 6.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 9 5.4 4.7
3.1 3.2 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.7 5.1
1.7 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.3
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 5
 
10.5 10.3 4.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.9 9.2
4.9 4.9 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.6 3.7
44% 55% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 31% 40%
 
6.4 5.1 6 Shots against (avg) S A 8 9.7 9.2
2.7 1.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.9 3.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • All of Stirling Albion's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Stirling Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stirling Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Stirling Albion have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Stranraer have scored away.
  • Stirling Albion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League Two
  • Stirling Albion have the most scored goals (24) at home in League Two
  • Stirling Albion have the most scored goals (39) in League Two
  • Stirling Albion have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in League Two
  • Stirling Albion have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in League Two
  • Stirling Albion have the the best goal difference (+18) in League Two
  • Stirling Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Stirling Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stranraer have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Stranraer have the fewest points (5) away in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most conceded goals (21) away in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most conceded goals (39) in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in League Two
  • Stranraer have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in League Two
  • Stranraer haven’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 +/- P
1 Dumbarton 19 12 4 3 32 18 8 6 2 0 16 4 11 6 2 3 16 14 14 40
2 Stirling Albion 18 11 3 4 39 21 9 6 2 1 24 9 9 5 1 3 15 12 18 36
3 Elgin City 20 8 5 7 35 33 11 4 2 5 16 17 9 4 3 2 19 16 2 29
4 Annan Athletic 21 7 6 8 34 34 10 4 2 4 18 14 11 3 4 4 16 20 0 27
5 East Fife 21 7 5 9 30 34 11 2 2 7 10 19 10 5 3 2 20 15 -4 26
6 Stranraer 21 7 5 9 31 39 11 6 3 2 20 18 10 1 2 7 11 21 -8 26
7 Forfar Athletic 20 7 4 9 22 27 11 3 3 5 12 18 9 4 1 4 10 9 -5 25
8 Stenhousemuir 20 6 6 8 33 38 10 3 4 3 17 18 10 3 2 5 16 20 -5 24
9 Albion Rovers 20 6 5 9 26 26 9 2 3 4 9 12 11 4 2 5 17 14 0 23
10 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic 20 5 5 10 23 35 10 4 1 5 14 20 10 1 4 5 9 15 -12 20

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.