Annan Athletic vs Stranraer: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Annan Athletic play Stranraer in League Two (Scotland). The match date is 27 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

Annan Athletic scores 1.31 and concedes 1.61 goals per match. Stranraer scores 1.22 and concedes 1.28. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Annan Athletic 58%, Stranraer 67%. Over 2.5: Annan Athletic 56%, Stranraer 47%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Stranraer has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.14. Annan Athletic: 8.0 shots per match, Stranraer: 9.6.

Match halves

Annan Athletic: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.69. Stranraer: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Annan Athletic: 76-90+ (18 goals). Stranraer: 31-45+ (12 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: 2-1-0. Average goals 0.67, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
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11Shots12
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7Shots on target8
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1.64xG1.78
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6Corners10
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62Dangerous attacks64
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13Fouls11
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2Cards2
Annan AthleticStranraer

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 AthleticStranraer
1.31Goals scored / match1.22
Annan AthleticStranraer
1.61Goals conceded / match1.28
Annan AthleticStranraer
52%Average possession50%
Annan AthleticStranraer
3.69Shots on target / match4.67
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.97Shots per match9.56
Annan AthleticStranraer
3.69Shots on target4.67
Annan AthleticStranraer
16.4%Shot conversion12.8%
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52%Possession50%
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1.14xG for1.31
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1.17xG against1.27
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Shooting quality

Annan Athletic: Efficient finishingStranraer: Balanced
Annan AthleticStranraer
Accuracy (shots on target)46%49%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.26

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.

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

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

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%
Stranraer
DWLDW
Season result split
31% W33% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-12-13
1.25 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-7
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LLLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Annan Athletic is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.31 goals / match - Annan Athletic · 1.22 goals / match - Stranraer

Stranraer is 26% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.61 goals / match - Annan Athletic · 1.28 goals / match - Stranraer

Annan Athletic scoring profile: very strong

Annan Athletic scores in 72% of matches (26 of 36 matches), while Stranraer keeps a clean sheet in 14% (5 of 36 matches).

Stranraer scoring profile: very strong

Stranraer scores in 75% of matches (27 of 36 matches), while Annan Athletic keeps a clean sheet in 19% (7 of 36 matches).

47Goals scored (season)44
Annan AthleticStranraer
58Goals conceded (season)46
Annan AthleticStranraer
2.92Average goals in match2.5
Annan AthleticStranraer
6Goals scored (last 5)5
Annan AthleticStranraer
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
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How often they score at least...

72%1 goal75%
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36%2 goals33%
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22%3 goals11%
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0%4 goals3%
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How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal86%
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47%2 goals31%
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17%3 goals8%
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11%4 goals3%
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* 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-time28%
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3%BTTS in both halves3%
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14%Scored in both halves22%
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BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
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11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Annan AthleticStranraer
60%BTTS - last 560%
Annan AthleticStranraer

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-time69%
Annan AthleticStranraer
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
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19%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
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2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Annan AthleticStranraer
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
Annan AthleticStranraer
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Annan AthleticStranraer

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.

Stranraer is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - Annan Athletic · 1.25 pts / match - Stranraer

Annan Athletic - half-time state
28% leading33% draw39% trailing
Stranraer - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)1.25
Annan AthleticStranraer
0.61Goals scored (1st half)0.69
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0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.58
Annan AthleticStranraer
1.36Average goals (1st half)1.28
Annan AthleticStranraer
47%Clean sheet before half-time50%
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61%No goal before half-time53%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.11
Annan AthleticStranraer
0.69Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
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0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
Annan AthleticStranraer
1.56Average goals (2nd half)1.22
Annan AthleticStranraer
42%Clean sheet after half-time50%
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53%No goal after half-time50%
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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.

Stranraer - second-half results

22% W44% R33% P
45
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 31%. 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.

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
Stranraer - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.40
Goals scored / match0.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Stranraer
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
7
2
16-30
12
13
31-45
8
6
46-60
4
9
61-75
7
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-75%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
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%

Stranraer

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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 AthleticLigaStranraer
Average goals in match 2.922.92 2.50
Both teams scored 58%61% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 56%56% 47%
Clean sheets 19%22% 14%
Goal before half-time 75%74% 69%
Goal after half-time 75%79% 72%

^ 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 2 - 1 - 0 Stranraer. Average goals 0.67, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Annan Athletic vs Stranraer?

The League Two match finished Annan Athletic 2:2 Stranraer. 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 Stranraer?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Annan Athletic won 2, Stranraer won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 0.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Annan Athletic score 1.31 goals per game on average and Stranraer 1.22. 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 67% of Stranraer's.

What form are Annan Athletic and Stranraer in?

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

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

The statistical background for Annan Athletic vs Stranraer — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.