Stirling Albion vs Spartans: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Stirling Albion played Spartans in League Two (Scotland). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Stirling Albion: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Spartans: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stirling Albion scores 1.20 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Spartans scores 1.47 and concedes 1.27. League average: 2.96 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stirling Albion 60%, Spartans 67%. Over 2.5: Stirling Albion 60%, Spartans 53%. League level: BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 57%.

xG, shots and style

Spartans has higher xG: 1.32 vs 1.10. Stirling Albion: 8.1 shots per match, Spartans: 8.9.

Match halves

Stirling Albion: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.67. Spartans: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Stirling Albion: 0-15 (4 goals). Spartans: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.96 goals per match, BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 57%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

42Possession (%)58
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6Shots9
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1Shots on target4
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0.64xG1.11
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3Corners3
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26Dangerous attacks35
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14Fouls6
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4Cards1
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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.

Stirling AlbionSpartans
1.2Goals scored / match1.47
Stirling AlbionSpartans
2Goals conceded / match1.27
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47%Average possession52%
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4Shots on target / match5
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.13Shots per match8.87
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4Shots on target5
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14.8%Shot conversion16.5%
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47%Possession52%
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1.1xG for1.32
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1.67xG against0.99
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Shooting quality

Stirling Albion: Counter-attackingSpartans: Efficient finishing
Stirling AlbionSpartans
Accuracy (shots on target)49%56%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.29

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 500% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Stirling Albion · 1.2 pts / match - Spartans

Stirling Albion
LLLDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
20% W27% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-8
0.87 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-4
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.00Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Spartans
WDDLD
Season result split
53% W20% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-3-4
1.80 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-0
Last 5 away
3-2-0
WWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.18Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

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 23% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - Stirling Albion · 1.47 goals / match - Spartans

Spartans is 57% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Stirling Albion · 1.27 goals / match - Spartans

Stirling Albion scoring profile: very strong

Stirling Albion scores in 67% of matches (10 of 15 matches), while Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 matches).

Spartans scoring profile: very strong

Spartans scores in 87% of matches (13 of 15 matches), while Stirling Albion keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 matches).

18Goals scored (season)22
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30Goals conceded (season)19
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3.2Average goals in match2.73
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3Goals scored (last 5)5
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11Goals conceded (last 5)8
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How often they score at least...

67%1 goal87%
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47%2 goals40%
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7%3 goals20%
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0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal80%
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53%2 goals27%
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40%3 goals13%
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20%4 goals7%
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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.

65%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time33%
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13%BTTS in both halves7%
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33%Scored in both halves13%
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BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
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13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
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40%BTTS - last 580%
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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

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
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53%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
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20%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
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2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
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47%Min. 2 goals after half-time20%
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13%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
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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 109% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / match - Stirling Albion · 1.4 pts / match - Spartans

Stirling Albion - half-time state
13% leading27% draw60% trailing
Spartans - half-time state
33% leading40% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per match (1st half)1.4
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0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.8
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1.13Goals conceded (1st half)0.93
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1.67Average goals (1st half)1.73
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33%Clean sheet before half-time40%
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60%No goal before half-time53%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per match (2nd half)1.73
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0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
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0.87Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
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1.53Average goals (2nd half)1
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40%Clean sheet after half-time67%
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40%No goal after half-time47%
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Stirling Albion - second-half results

27% W40% R33% P
10
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding154%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Spartans - second-half results

47% W33% R20% P
21
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.6

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Stirling Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.00
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match1.40.8
Average goals in match1.61.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-6-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Spartans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match2.00.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Stirling Albion
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
2
6
16-30
2
8
31-45
2
2
46-60
4
5
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Spartans
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
4
4
16-30
6
7
31-45
4
3
46-60
1
0
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

2.97
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+35%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Stirling Albion

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.33
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.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Spartans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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

Stirling AlbionLigaSpartans
Average goals in match 3.202.96 2.73
Both teams scored 60%65% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%57% 53%
Clean sheets 13%21% 20%
Goal before half-time 80%76% 73%
Goal after half-time 87%76% 73%

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

2.96
Average goals per match
65%
Both teams scored
57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.56
Away goals / match
+-10%
Home attack advantage
+-11%
Home defence 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. Stirling AlbionYellow cardKyle Banner
  2. Stirling AlbionYellow cardConnor Campbell
  3. SpartansGoalBradley WhyteAssist: Mark McNulty
  4. Stirling AlbionSubstitutionOn: Corey ThomsonOff: Ross Cunningham
  5. Stirling AlbionYellow cardCallum Crane
  6. Stirling AlbionSubstitutionOn: Christopher EadieOff: Billy Hutchingson
  7. Stirling AlbionYellow cardRyan Shanley
  8. Stirling AlbionGoalCorey ThomsonAssist: Christopher Eadie
  9. SpartansSubstitutionOn: Murray AikenOff: Mark Stowe
  10. SpartansYellow cardMark McNulty
  11. SpartansSubstitutionOn: Bailey DallOff: James Craigen

Referee and managers

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

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Stewart LukeMatches officiated: 8
4Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins25%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Stirling Albion 1 - 0 - 0 Spartans. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Spartans FC
1 : 3
Stirling Albion FC

FAQ

What was the result of Stirling Albion vs Spartans?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Stirling Albion vs Spartans?

Stirling Albion score 1.20 goals per game on average and Spartans 1.47. The League Two average is 2.96 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 57% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Stirling Albion's matches and 67% of Spartans's.

What form are Stirling Albion and Spartans in?

Over the last 5 games Stirling Albion have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Spartans 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Stirling Albion vs Spartans?

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.