Stranraer supporters put their faith in manager S. Farrell to deliver victory against Cowdenbeath

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 07.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stair Park (5600 seats)

It's still early in the League Two season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Stranraer - Cowdenbeath preview!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Stranraer form and stats

Stranraer have less points than they have played home games in the League Two so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. All in all it has been a very rough period for Stranraer who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 18 attempts. Their previous win was against Clyde, 371 days ago. Stranraer are slowly digging their own grave here at Stair Park with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Clyde match.

The Stranraer fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at Stair Park: A 0-1 defeat against Queen's Park (placed 1st). Preceding that game was the away draw at Annan Athletic that finished 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stranraer handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and zero defeats.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Stranraer, as the League Cup home game vs Hamilton Academical is only four days away.

At Stair Park, Stranraer has the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Cowdenbeath form and stats

Only one away game in the League Two so far for Cowdenbeath and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 8 losses from 13 travels.

There were no winners in Cowdenbeath's previous match, a League Two home game that ended 1-1 vs Stenhousemuir (placed 4th). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Edinburgh City.

Cowdenbeath are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and five defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

1 goal so far away for Cowdenbeath, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Stranraer victories, one draw and three Cowdenbeath wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Stranraer missing players

Cowdenbeath missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stranraer Cowdenbeath
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 2 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 1 0 Scored S 0 1 2
6 5 0 Conceded C 0 0 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 33%
33% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
16 11 0 Total Shots T S 0 4 15
8 6 0 Shots on Target S O 0 2 6
25% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 33%
Stranraer Last season Cowdenbeath
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 12   Played P   13 27
2 2   Won W   2 12
10 4   Drew D   3 5
15 6   Lost L   8 10
28 13   Scored S   14 37
57 20   Conceded C   20 35
93% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 89%
85% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 67%
59% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 59%
37% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 37%
22% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 15%
63% 50%   BTTS BTTS   38% 52%
11% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 33%
33% 42%   Failed to Score F T   46% 26%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.9 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.2 2.9
2 0   Red cards R C   4 6
 
244 95   Total Shots T S   104 206
94 39   Shots on Target S O   42 93
30% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 40%

  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 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 7
2 Elgin City 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 5 6
3 Edinburgh City 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 6
4 Stenhousemuir 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
5 Stirling Albion 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
6 Annan Athletic 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
7 Cowdenbeath 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 4
8 Brechin City 3 1 0 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 -5 3
9 Stranraer 3 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
10 Albion Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 -6 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 Raith Rovers 28 15 8 5 49 33 14 9 4 1 29 14 14 6 4 4 20 19 16 53
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 14 10 2 2 35 5 14 4 8 2 19 13 36 52
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 15 7 4 4 20 13 13 7 2 4 18 14 11 48
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 14 9 0 5 29 19 14 6 2 6 19 19 10 47
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 14 6 6 2 27 19 14 6 3 5 17 17 8 45
6 Dumbarton 28 11 5 12 35 44 14 6 3 5 16 14 14 5 2 7 19 30 -9 38
7 Clyde 28 9 7 12 35 43 14 7 4 3 27 18 14 2 3 9 8 25 -8 34
8 Peterhead 27 7 5 15 30 44 14 5 4 5 16 14 13 2 1 10 14 30 -14 26
9 Forfar Athletic 28 6 6 16 26 47 14 4 3 7 17 22 14 2 3 9 9 25 -21 24
10 Stranraer 27 2 10 15 28 57 12 2 4 6 13 20 15 0 6 9 15 37 -29 16
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 Cove Rangers 28 22 2 4 76 34 14 14 0 0 37 7 14 8 2 4 39 27 42 68
2 Edinburgh City 27 17 4 6 49 28 14 10 2 2 28 9 13 7 2 4 21 19 21 55
3 Elgin City 28 12 7 9 48 34 14 7 2 5 30 19 14 5 5 4 18 15 14 43
4 Cowdenbeath 27 12 5 10 37 35 14 10 2 2 23 15 13 2 3 8 14 20 2 41
5 Queen's Park 28 11 7 10 37 35 14 6 5 3 21 17 14 5 2 7 16 18 2 40
6 Stirling Albion 28 10 6 12 34 35 13 3 3 7 13 21 15 7 3 5 21 14 -1 36
7 Annan Athletic 27 9 4 14 33 54 14 6 4 4 24 22 13 3 0 10 9 32 -21 31
8 Stenhousemuir 28 7 8 13 32 48 15 3 4 8 16 29 13 4 4 5 16 19 -16 29
9 Albion Rovers 26 6 6 14 37 51 12 5 2 5 23 23 14 1 4 9 14 28 -14 24
10 Brechin City 27 4 5 18 31 60 13 2 3 8 12 25 14 2 2 10 19 35 -29 17

Table
  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 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 7
2 Elgin City 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 5 6
3 Edinburgh City 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 4 6
4 Stenhousemuir 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 5
5 Stirling Albion 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
6 Annan Athletic 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
7 Cowdenbeath 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 4
8 Brechin City 3 1 0 2 3 8 1 0 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 -5 3
9 Stranraer 3 0 1 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
10 Albion Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 -6 0

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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.