Stranraer vs Annan Athletic match guide

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sun 02.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stair Park (5600 seats)

Here is all you must know about the League Two game Stranraer - Annan Athletic!

Insights:
  • Stranraer have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in League Two
  • Annan Athletic have the most points from losing position (13) in League Two

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Annan 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 14-4-16 (win-draw-loss) from 34 matches.

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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Stranraer form and stats

4-0-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Stranraer so far this season.

Stranraer are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Albion Rovers. Heartbreak for Stranraer in their last match as Albion Rovers's Wilson scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Preceding that match was the home game against Kelty Hearts that was lost 0-4.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Stranraer here at Stair Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Stranraer have conceded 14 from these games.

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Annan Athletic form and stats

Annan Athletic's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Annan Athletic collect 18 points from their 9 away matches in the League Two. 6 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats). The fact that Annan Athletic have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Annan go into this game after a win, the home game against Kelty Hearts that ended 5-1. As mentioned above, Annan Athletic was the only team on the pitch versus Kelty Hearts in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Wallace's lethal finishing against Kelty Hearts. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Stirling Albion with the score of 3-2.

Annan has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Annan Athletic have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams played each other earlier on this season: Annan Athletic - Stranraer 2-2. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Stranraer won five games, three matches ended with a tie and Annan Athletic got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

Annan AthleticT. Wallace
T. Wallace
6 goals
StranraerM. Yates
M. Yates
4 goals
StranraerT. Muir
T. Muir
4 goals

Stranraer missing players

Annan Athletic missing players

Stranraer Annan Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
6 4 0 Won W 1 6 10
4 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
8 5 2 Lost L 1 3 6
22 8 2 Scored S 1 14 32
28 14 7 Conceded C 2 9 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 83%
50% 44% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 44% 56%
33% 22% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 39%
17% 11% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 17%
50% 11% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 56%
22% 44% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 28%
28% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 17%
 
4.1 4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.6 4.3
4.4 4.6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.8 5.5
1.6 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10 10.4 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.4 10.6
4.6 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.2 5
27% 19% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 37% 36%
 
10.3 9.4 14 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 11.4 11.1
4.3 4.7 8.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.8 3.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Annan Athletic have the most clean sheets (4) away in League Two
  • Annan Athletic have the most points from losing position (13) in League Two
  • Annan Athletic have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Annan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stranraer have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home 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 Kelty Hearts 17 13 3 1 38 15 9 7 2 0 17 4 8 6 1 1 21 11 23 42
2 Forfar Athletic 18 10 5 3 35 18 9 6 2 1 20 9 9 4 3 2 15 9 17 35
3 Annan Athletic 18 10 2 6 32 22 9 4 2 3 18 13 9 6 0 3 14 9 10 32
4 Edinburgh City 18 7 4 7 22 27 9 3 2 4 11 16 9 4 2 3 11 11 -5 25
5 Stenhousemuir 18 6 5 7 27 30 9 2 3 4 12 16 9 4 2 3 15 14 -3 23
6 Stranraer 18 6 4 8 22 28 9 4 0 5 8 14 9 2 4 3 14 14 -6 22
7 Stirling Albion 18 6 3 9 23 24 9 3 1 5 13 14 9 3 2 4 10 10 -1 21
8 Albion Rovers 18 6 3 9 23 31 9 5 1 3 14 12 9 1 2 6 9 19 -8 21
9 Elgin City 17 4 5 8 16 25 8 2 4 2 9 9 9 2 1 6 7 16 -9 17
10 Cowdenbeath 18 2 4 12 11 29 9 2 2 5 8 12 9 0 2 7 3 17 -18 10

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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.