Scotland - League TwoAinslie Park StadiumData current as of 06 August 2026

Spartans vs Edinburgh City: match statistics

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Spartans vs Edinburgh City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Spartans play Edinburgh City in League Two (Scotland). The match date is 8 August 2026. Venue: Ainslie Park Stadium.

Current form

Spartans: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Edinburgh City: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Spartans scores 4.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Edinburgh City scores 0.00 and concedes 5.00. League average: 3.60 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Spartans 100%, Edinburgh City 0%. Over 2.5: Spartans 100%, Edinburgh City 100%. League level: BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Spartans has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.07. Spartans: 10.0 shots per match, Edinburgh City: 7.0.

Match halves

Spartans: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 4.00. Edinburgh City: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Spartans: 76-90+ (4 goals). Edinburgh City: 0-15 (0 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 3.60 goals per match, BTTS 40%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 25%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.53)
(4.10)
(4.96)

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.

4Goals scored / match0
SpartansEdinburgh City
2Goals conceded / match5
SpartansEdinburgh City
56%Average possession58%
SpartansEdinburgh City
7Shots on target / match4
SpartansEdinburgh City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10Shots per match7
SpartansEdinburgh City
7Shots on target4
SpartansEdinburgh City
40%Shot conversion0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
56%Possession58%
SpartansEdinburgh City
1.46xG for1.07
SpartansEdinburgh City
1.36xG against1.36
SpartansEdinburgh City

Shooting quality

Spartans: Efficient finishingEdinburgh City: Balanced
SpartansEdinburgh City
Accuracy (shots on target)70%57%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.570.00

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
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 4.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Edinburgh City
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 5.0xG: 1.07Opponent xG: 1.36BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 100%

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 150% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Spartans · 5 goals / match - Edinburgh City

Spartans scoring profile: very strong

Spartans scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Edinburgh City keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

Edinburgh City scoring profile: mixed

Edinburgh City scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

4Goals scored (season)0
SpartansEdinburgh City
2Goals conceded (season)5
SpartansEdinburgh City
6Average goals in match5
SpartansEdinburgh City
4Goals scored (last 5)0
SpartansEdinburgh City
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
SpartansEdinburgh City

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%2 goals0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%3 goals0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%4 goals0%
SpartansEdinburgh City

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%2 goals100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%3 goals100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%4 goals100%
SpartansEdinburgh City

* 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.

40%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%Scored in both halves0%
SpartansEdinburgh City

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%BTTS - last 50%
SpartansEdinburgh City

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time100%
SpartansEdinburgh City

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
SpartansEdinburgh City

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 - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Edinburgh City - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per match (1st half)0
SpartansEdinburgh City
0Goals scored (1st half)0
SpartansEdinburgh City
1Goals conceded (1st half)3
SpartansEdinburgh City
1Average goals (1st half)3
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%Clean sheet before half-time0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
100%No goal before half-time100%
SpartansEdinburgh City

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per match (2nd half)0
SpartansEdinburgh City
4Goals scored (2nd half)0
SpartansEdinburgh City
1Goals conceded (2nd half)2
SpartansEdinburgh City
5Average goals (2nd half)2
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%Clean sheet after half-time0%
SpartansEdinburgh City
0%No goal after half-time100%
SpartansEdinburgh City

Spartans - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Edinburgh City - second-half results

0% W0% R100% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Spartans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.003.00
Goals scored / match0.04.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.05.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%100%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Edinburgh City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match3.02.0
Average goals in match3.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals100%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Spartans
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Edinburgh City
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
2
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
1
76-90

Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

5.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
4.5 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
153%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-64%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Spartans

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.
+1.90
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+2.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
250%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+4.0
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

Edinburgh City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-4.71
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-3.64
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
313%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

SpartansLigaEdinburgh City
Average goals in match 6.003.60 5.00
Both teams scored 100%40% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%60% 100%
Clean sheets 0%30% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%100% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%60% 100%

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

3.60
Average goals per match
40%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / match
2.00
Away goals / match
+-20%
Home attack advantage
+-25%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
100%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
40%
3 goals
20%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
20%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Spartans 2 - 1 - 1 Edinburgh City. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 25% matches.

FAQ

When do Spartans and Edinburgh City play?

Spartans face Edinburgh City on 8 August 2026 in League Two at Ainslie Park Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Spartans and Edinburgh City?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Spartans won 2, Edinburgh City won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Spartans vs Edinburgh City?

Spartans score 4.00 goals per game on average and Edinburgh City 0.00. The League Two average is 3.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Spartans's matches and 0% of Edinburgh City's.

What form are Spartans and Edinburgh City in?

Over the last 5 games Spartans have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Edinburgh City 0-0-1 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Spartans vs Edinburgh City?

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