Another adrenaline-fuelled game in League Two as Stranraer receive Cowdenbeath

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stair Park (5600 seats)

Having a 10 point edge in the league standings, Stranraer followers expect to see their team earn all points from this match versus Cowdenbeath.

Insights:
  • Stranraer have the most points from losing position (8) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals (10) in League Two

This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of action and bustle as both teams are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Stranraer form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Stranraer have to build on here at Stair Park in the League Two.

Stranraer are returning here after visiting Stenhousemuir in a League Two game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. A. Sonkur, A. Brady, S. Robertson and T. Muir scored the goal(s).

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Elgin City.

Stranraer have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Stranraer's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Cowdenbeath form and stats

Cowdenbeath have only collected 2 points from their away games in the League Two, after 0-2-6 (8 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Cowdenbeath's last three away games as they have all been lost.

F. Mullen scored in Cowdenbeath's previous match, the home game against Stirling Albion that ended 1-0.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Forfar Athletic wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Cowdenbeath's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 8 matches. Cowdenbeath struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Cowdenbeath - Stranraer 1-2 was the outcome when these squads last played each other, also in this season. Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Stranraer won five, Cowdenbeath were winners in three and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

StranraerM. Yates
M. Yates
3 goals
CowdenbeathL. Buchanan
L. Buchanan
3 goals
StranraerG. Gallagher
G. Gallagher
2 goals

Stranraer missing players

Cowdenbeath missing players

Stranraer Cowdenbeath
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 8 15
5 3 3 Won W 0 0 2
4 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
6 4 0 Lost L 1 6 10
18 6 4 Scored S 1 3 10
21 10 0 Conceded C 5 15 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 57% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 73%
47% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 40%
27% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 20%
13% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 47%
20% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
27% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 47%
 
4.2 4.4 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4 3.8
4.5 4.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.4 4.3
1.6 1.3 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.1 10.6 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8 8.4
4.7 4.7 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.9 3.2
26% 18% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 13% 21%
 
10.8 9.9 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8.5 11.1 11.1
4.3 4.6 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.4
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Cowdenbeath have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cowdenbeath have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest points (2) away in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals (10) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals (3) away in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the most conceded goals (15) away in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the most conceded goals (25) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have the the worst goal difference (-15) in League Two
  • Cowdenbeath have yet to win a game away.
  • Cowdenbeath haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stranraer have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in League Two
  • Stranraer have the most points from losing position (8) 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 14 11 3 0 27 9 8 6 2 0 11 3 6 5 1 0 16 6 18 36
2 Forfar Athletic 15 8 5 2 26 14 7 5 2 0 15 5 8 3 3 2 11 9 12 29
3 Annan Athletic 15 7 2 6 20 18 7 2 2 3 9 11 8 5 0 3 11 7 2 23
4 Stirling Albion 15 6 3 6 21 18 7 3 1 3 11 10 8 3 2 3 10 8 3 21
5 Edinburgh City 15 6 3 6 18 20 8 3 2 3 11 12 7 3 1 3 7 8 -2 21
6 Stranraer 15 5 4 6 18 21 7 3 0 4 6 10 8 2 4 2 12 11 -3 19
7 Stenhousemuir 15 5 3 7 19 23 8 2 2 4 10 14 7 3 1 3 9 9 -4 18
8 Albion Rovers 15 5 2 8 19 23 8 4 1 3 11 10 7 1 1 5 8 13 -4 17
9 Elgin City 14 3 4 7 12 19 7 2 3 2 7 7 7 1 1 5 5 12 -7 13
10 Cowdenbeath 15 2 3 10 10 25 7 2 1 4 7 10 8 0 2 6 3 15 -15 9

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.