Annan Athletic vs Forfar Athletic: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Annan Athletic played against Forfar Athletic in League Two (Scotland). The game was played on December 13, 2025. Final score: 3:1.

Recent form

Annan Athletic has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.40 points per game. Forfar Athletic has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Annan Athletic scores 1.07 goals per game and allows 1.67. Forfar Athletic scores 1.33 and allows 1.40. Games in this league average 2.96 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of Annan Athletic's games and 47% of Forfar Athletic's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 53%, compared with league averages of 65% for BTTS and 57% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Forfar Athletic has the higher season xG average, 1.12 to 1.10 per game. Annan Athletic takes 7.7 shots per game, while Forfar Athletic takes 7.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Annan Athletic leads at halftime in 20% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Forfar Athletic leads at halftime in 60% and scores 0.40 after halftime.

When the teams score

Annan Athletic's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Forfar Athletic, it is minutes 16-30 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League Two games average 2.96 goals. Both teams score in 65% of games, and 57% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
3 : 0
Second half

Game stats

72Possession (%)28
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
9Shots3
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
5Shots on target2
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
1.62xG0.49
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
3Corners1
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
97Dangerous attacks21
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
6Fouls16
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
2Cards2
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
1.07Goals scored / game1.33
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
1.67Goals allowed / game1.4
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
51%Average possession49%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
3.27Shots on target / game4
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

7.73Shots per game7.93
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
3.27Shots on target4
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
13.8%Shot conversion16.8%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
51%Possession49%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
1.1xG for1.12
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
1.18xG against1.22
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

Shooting quality

Annan Athletic: Efficient finishingForfar Athletic: Efficient finishing
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
Accuracy (shots on target)42%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Forfar Athletic is 250% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / game - Annan Athletic · 1.4 pts / game - Forfar Athletic

Annan Athletic
LLDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
20% W33% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-7
0.93 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-2
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
LWDDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.00Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Forfar Athletic
LDWWL
Season result split
33% W27% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-6
1.27 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Forfar Athletic is 24% better for: goals scored per game.

1.07 goals / game - Annan Athletic · 1.33 goals / game - Forfar Athletic

Forfar Athletic is 19% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.67 goals / game - Annan Athletic · 1.4 goals / game - Forfar Athletic

Annan Athletic scoring profile: strong

Annan Athletic scores in 60% of games (9 of 15 meczów), while Forfar Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 meczów).

Forfar Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Forfar Athletic scores in 67% of games (10 of 15 meczów), while Annan Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 meczów).

16Goals scored (season)20
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
25Goals conceded (season)21
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
2.73Average goals per game2.73
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
3Goals scored (last 5)10
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

How often they score at least...

60%1 goal67%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
27%2 goals27%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
20%3 goals20%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
0%4 goals20%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal67%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
40%2 goals40%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
13%3 goals20%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
13%4 goals7%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

65%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time20%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
0%BTTS in both halves7%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
7%Scored in both halves20%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
60%BTTS - last 560%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Forfar Athletic is 115% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.93 pts / game - Annan Athletic · 2 pts / game - Forfar Athletic

Annan Athletic - half-time state
20% leading33% draw47% trailing
Forfar Athletic - half-time state
60% leading20% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.93Points per game (1st half)2
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.93
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
0.87Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
1.27Average goals (1st half)1.6
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
40%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
73%No goal before half-time40%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per game (2nd half)1
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.4
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.73
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.13
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
40%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic
60%No goal after half-time73%
Annan AthleticForfar Athletic

Annan Athletic - second-half results

27% W40% R33% P
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 20% of games and wins 20%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Forfar Athletic - second-half results

20% W40% R40% P
30
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding55%

Leads at halftime in 60% of games and wins 33%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Annan Athletic - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.400.80
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Forfar Athletic - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.60
Goals scored / game1.20.8
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game2.21.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Annan Athletic
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
2
4
16-30
0
5
31-45
2
4
46-60
3
4
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Forfar Athletic
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
6
4
16-30
5
3
31-45
3
4
46-60
3
2
61-75
0
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.73
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Annan Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

Forfar Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Annan AthleticLigaForfar Athletic
Average goals per game 2.732.96 2.73
Both teams scored 53%65% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%57% 53%
Clean sheets 13%21% 33%
Goal before half-time 73%76% 80%
Goal after half-time 73%76% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.96
Average goals per game
65%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.56
Away goals / game
+-10%
Home attack advantage
+-11%
Home defensive advantage
+-4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
8%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Forfar AthleticGoalMartin RennieAssist: Mark Whatley
  2. Annan AthleticYellow cardScott Hooper
  3. Annan AthleticYellow cardMax Kilsby
  4. Forfar AthleticSubstitutionOn: Jamie RichardsonOff: Angus Mailer
  5. Annan AthleticGoalJosh DixonAssist: Tommy Muir
  6. Forfar AthleticSubstitutionOn: Jake SutherlandOff: Lyle Wark
  7. Annan AthleticSubstitutionOn: Miles GaffneyOff: Tommy Muir
  8. Forfar AthleticYellow cardMark Whatley
  9. Annan AthleticGoalCharlei MaxwellAssist: Aidan Smith
  10. Forfar AthleticYellow cardScott Shepherd
  11. Annan AthleticGoalRyan MuirAssist: Josh Dixon
  12. Annan AthleticSubstitutionOn: Paul McGowanOff: Willie Gibson
  13. Annan AthleticSubstitutionOn: Gravine KalalaOff: Charlei Maxwell

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Annan Athletic's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Forfar Athletic. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Forfar Athletic FC
1 : 0
Annan Athletic FC

FAQ

What was the result of Annan Athletic vs Forfar Athletic?

The League Two match finished Annan Athletic 3:1 Forfar Athletic. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Annan Athletic vs Forfar Athletic?

Annan Athletic score 1.07 goals per game on average and Forfar Athletic 1.33. The League Two average is 2.96 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Annan Athletic's matches and 47% of Forfar Athletic's.

What form are Annan Athletic and Forfar Athletic in?

Over the last 5 games Annan Athletic have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Forfar Athletic 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Annan Athletic vs Forfar Athletic?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.