Annan Athletic vs Spartans: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Annan Athletic play Spartans in League Two (Scotland). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Annan Athletic: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Spartans: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Annan Athletic scores 1.31 and concedes 1.61 goals per match. Spartans scores 1.67 and concedes 1.08. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Annan Athletic 58%, Spartans 58%. Over 2.5: Annan Athletic 56%, Spartans 53%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Spartans has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.14. Annan Athletic: 8.0 shots per match, Spartans: 9.7.

Match halves

Annan Athletic: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.69. Spartans: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.97.

Goals by minute

Annan Athletic: 76-90+ (18 goals). Spartans: 31-45+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 0-0-3. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
Annan AthleticSpartans
5Shots10
Annan AthleticSpartans
2Shots on target4
Annan AthleticSpartans
0.81xG1.28
Annan AthleticSpartans
5Corners6
Annan AthleticSpartans
48Dangerous attacks52
Annan AthleticSpartans
12Fouls12
Annan AthleticSpartans
3Cards2
Annan AthleticSpartans

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Annan AthleticSpartans
1.31Goals scored / match1.67
Annan AthleticSpartans
1.61Goals conceded / match1.08
Annan AthleticSpartans
52%Average possession52%
Annan AthleticSpartans
3.69Shots on target / match5.33
Annan AthleticSpartans

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

7.97Shots per match9.67
Annan AthleticSpartans
3.69Shots on target5.33
Annan AthleticSpartans
16.4%Shot conversion17.2%
Annan AthleticSpartans
52%Possession52%
Annan AthleticSpartans
1.14xG for1.35
Annan AthleticSpartans
1.17xG against0.96
Annan AthleticSpartans

Shooting quality

Annan Athletic: Efficient finishingSpartans: Efficient finishing
Annan AthleticSpartans
Accuracy (shots on target)46%55%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.31

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Spartans is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Annan Athletic · 1.6 pts / match - Spartans

Annan Athletic
LWLLD
Season result split
28% W31% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-15
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-7-4
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.84Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Spartans
WLWDD
Season result split
50% W28% R22% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-10-8
1.78 pts / match · goal difference +21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
9-6-3
Last 5 away
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Spartans is 27% better for: goals scored per match.

1.31 goals / match - Annan Athletic · 1.67 goals / match - Spartans

Spartans is 49% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.61 goals / match - Annan Athletic · 1.08 goals / match - Spartans

Annan Athletic scoring profile: strong

Annan Athletic scores in 72% of matches (26 of 36 matches), while Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 33% (12 of 36 matches).

Spartans scoring profile: very strong

Spartans scores in 89% of matches (32 of 36 matches), while Annan Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 19% (7 of 36 matches).

47Goals scored (season)60
Annan AthleticSpartans
58Goals conceded (season)39
Annan AthleticSpartans
2.92Average goals in match2.75
Annan AthleticSpartans
6Goals scored (last 5)9
Annan AthleticSpartans
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Annan AthleticSpartans

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal89%
Annan AthleticSpartans
36%2 goals44%
Annan AthleticSpartans
22%3 goals22%
Annan AthleticSpartans
0%4 goals6%
Annan AthleticSpartans

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal67%
Annan AthleticSpartans
47%2 goals28%
Annan AthleticSpartans
17%3 goals11%
Annan AthleticSpartans
11%4 goals3%
Annan AthleticSpartans

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time25%
Annan AthleticSpartans
3%BTTS in both halves6%
Annan AthleticSpartans
14%Scored in both halves25%
Annan AthleticSpartans

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
Annan AthleticSpartans
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Annan AthleticSpartans
60%BTTS - last 560%
Annan AthleticSpartans

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
Annan AthleticSpartans
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Annan AthleticSpartans
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Annan AthleticSpartans

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Annan AthleticSpartans
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
Annan AthleticSpartans
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Annan AthleticSpartans

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Spartans is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - Annan Athletic · 1.5 pts / match - Spartans

Annan Athletic - half-time state
28% leading33% draw39% trailing
Spartans - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)1.5
Annan AthleticSpartans
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.69
Annan AthleticSpartans
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Annan AthleticSpartans
1.36Average goals (1st half)1.25
Annan AthleticSpartans
47%Clean sheet before half-time61%
Annan AthleticSpartans
61%No goal before half-time53%
Annan AthleticSpartans

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.78
Annan AthleticSpartans
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.97
Annan AthleticSpartans
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Annan AthleticSpartans
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.5
Annan AthleticSpartans
42%Clean sheet after half-time58%
Annan AthleticSpartans
53%No goal after half-time33%
Annan AthleticSpartans

Annan Athletic - second-half results

22% W44% R33% P
42
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Spartans - second-half results

47% W36% R17% P
54
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
64
Second-half points
+16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Annan Athletic - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Spartans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.60
Goals scored / match0.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match0.62.2
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Annan Athletic
ScoredConceded
12
6
0-15
3
7
16-30
7
14
31-45
3
10
46-60
4
11
61-75
18
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (18 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Spartans
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
6
5
16-30
15
8
31-45
12
6
46-60
11
8
61-75
12
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (15 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.83
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
64%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Annan Athletic

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.03
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
86%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

Spartans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Annan AthleticLigaSpartans
Average goals in match 2.922.92 2.75
Both teams scored 58%61% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%56% 53%
Clean sheets 19%22% 33%
Goal before half-time 75%74% 61%
Goal after half-time 75%79% 81%

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

2.92
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Annan Athletic 0 - 0 - 3 Spartans. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Annan Athletic vs Spartans?

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

What is the head-to-head record between Annan Athletic and Spartans?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Annan Athletic won 0, Spartans won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Annan Athletic score 1.31 goals per game on average and Spartans 1.67. The League Two average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Annan Athletic's matches and 58% of Spartans's.

What form are Annan Athletic and Spartans in?

Over the last 5 games Annan Athletic have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Spartans 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Annan Athletic vs Spartans: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.