Scotland - League TwoForthbank StadiumData current as of 01 September 2026

Stirling Albion vs Spartans: match statistics

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Stirling Albion vs Spartans: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Stirling Albion play Spartans in League Two (Scotland). The match date is 5 September 2026. Venue: Forthbank Stadium.

Current form

Stirling Albion: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Spartans: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Stirling Albion scores 1.20 and concedes 2.40 goals per match. Spartans scores 2.40 and concedes 2.20. League average: 3.20 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Stirling Albion 40%, Spartans 80%. Over 2.5: Stirling Albion 80%, Spartans 80%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Spartans has higher xG: 1.29 vs 1.23. Stirling Albion: 8.4 shots per match, Spartans: 8.2.

Match halves

Stirling Albion: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 1.00. Spartans: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.20.

Goals by minute

Stirling Albion: 46-60 (3 goals). Spartans: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 3.20 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 1-2-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 75%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(3.45)
(2.25)
(2.05)

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 / match2.4
Stirling AlbionSpartans
2.4Goals conceded / match2.2
Stirling AlbionSpartans
57%Average possession58%
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5.4Shots on target / match4.8
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Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.4Shots per match8.2
Stirling AlbionSpartans
5.4Shots on target4.8
Stirling AlbionSpartans
14.3%Shot conversion29.3%
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57%Possession58%
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1.23xG for1.29
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1.4xG against1.27
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Shooting quality

Stirling Albion: Efficient finishingSpartans: Efficient finishing
Stirling AlbionSpartans
Accuracy (shots on target)64%59%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.50

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 50% better for: last-5 form.

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

Stirling Albion
WLLDL
Season result split
20% W20% R60% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Spartans
WDLDD
Season result split
20% W60% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 80%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.

Spartans is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - Stirling Albion · 2.4 goals / match - Spartans

Spartans is 9% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.4 goals / match - Stirling Albion · 2.2 goals / match - Spartans

Stirling Albion scoring profile: very strong

Stirling Albion scores in 60% of matches (3 of 5 matches), while Spartans keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 matches).

Spartans scoring profile: very strong

Spartans scores in 80% of matches (4 of 5 matches), while Stirling Albion keeps a clean sheet in 20% (1 of 5 matches).

6Goals scored (season)12
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12Goals conceded (season)11
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3.6Average goals in match4.6
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6Goals scored (last 5)12
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12Goals conceded (last 5)11
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How often they score at least...

60%1 goal80%
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60%2 goals80%
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0%3 goals60%
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0%4 goals20%
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How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal100%
Stirling AlbionSpartans
80%2 goals80%
Stirling AlbionSpartans
60%3 goals40%
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20%4 goals0%
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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.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time20%
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0%BTTS in both halves20%
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20%Scored in both halves20%
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BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS80%
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40%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
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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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
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80%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
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0%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
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2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
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60%Min. 2 goals after half-time80%
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20%Min. 3 goals after half-time80%
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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.

Stirling Albion is 200% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

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

Stirling Albion - half-time state
20% leading0% draw80% trailing
Spartans - half-time state
0% leading20% draw80% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.6Points per match (1st half)0.2
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0.2Goals scored (1st half)0.2
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1.6Goals conceded (1st half)1
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1.8Average goals (1st half)1.2
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20%Clean sheet before half-time20%
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80%No goal before half-time80%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.8Points per match (2nd half)2.4
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1Goals scored (2nd half)2.2
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0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)1.2
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1.8Average goals (2nd half)3.4
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40%Clean sheet after half-time0%
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40%No goal after half-time20%
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Stirling Albion - second-half results

60% W0% R40% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time-0.8

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Spartans - second-half results

80% W0% R20% P
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.20
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Stirling Albion - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.80
Goals scored / match0.21.0
Goals conceded / match1.60.8
Average goals in match1.81.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-7+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Spartans - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.202.40
Goals scored / match0.22.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.2
Average goals in match1.23.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%80%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-4+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% 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.

Stirling Albion
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
0
4
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Spartans
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
3
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
4
46-60
2
1
61-75
9
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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

4.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 2.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
128%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
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.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
188%
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.
+0.8
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Spartans

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.93
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
188%
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.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+2.0
Late goals
75% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
75%

* 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 3.603.20 4.60
Both teams scored 40%48% 80%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 80%60% 80%
Clean sheets 20%26% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%76% 80%
Goal after half-time 100%84% 100%

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

3.20
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.92
Home goals / match
1.28
Away goals / match
+50%
Home attack advantage
+33%
Home defence advantage
+36%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Stirling Albion 1 - 2 - 1 Spartans. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 75% matches.

FAQ

When do Stirling Albion and Spartans play?

Stirling Albion face Spartans on 5 September 2026 in League Two at Forthbank 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 Stirling Albion and Spartans?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Stirling Albion won 1, Spartans won 1 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 75% of them.

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

Stirling Albion score 1.20 goals per game on average and Spartans 2.40. The League Two average is 3.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Stirling Albion's matches and 80% of Spartans's.

What form are Stirling Albion and Spartans in?

Over the last 5 games Stirling Albion have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 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.