Only the second game in the League Two for these teams and it's all to play for here at Stair Park as Stranraer welcomes Annan Athletic. Check out this preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This pitch has grass, which is not Annan Athletic's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Annan Athletic have performed like this: Played 35 matches resulting in 11 wins, 5 draws and 19 defeats with the goal stats 41-57 (scored/conceded).
Stranraer form and stats
Last season, Stranraer's league statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the League Two. Over these 18 matches they scored 30 goals and conceded 18. Playing at home last season Stranraer managed 5-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 17 goals and 8 conceded.
Stranraer drew their last game, 1-1 away at Elgin City (placed 5th).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kilmarnock (1-2).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Motherwell U21 are coming to town in three days.
Annan Athletic form and stats
Let's have a look at how Annan Athletic performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 20 and conceded 24 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 7/8 goals scored/conceded.
Annan might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Forfar Athletic proved too strong as Annan Athletic slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Galabank.
Prior to that match, the Annan Athletic manager P. Murphy faced defeat when travelling to Motherwell and losing 0-2.Annan has another fixture away, a Challenge Cup game, against Celtic II in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Stranraer, two draws and one win for Annan Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Stranraer missing players
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| Stranraer | Annan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 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% |
| 100% | 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% | 100% |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Stranraer | Last season | Annan Athletic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 77% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 73% | ||
| 50% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 45% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | ||
| 14% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | ||
| 45% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 45% | ||
| 41% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 23% | ||
| 14% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 41% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albion Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kelty Hearts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Annan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Edinburgh City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | Queen's Park | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 54 |
| 2 | Elgin City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | Stranraer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 38 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 38 |
| 5 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 36 |