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Annan Athletic will be taking on visiting rivals Falkirk at Galabank in the League One tie on Saturday.
View all of the Annan Athletic v Falkirk predictions, poll and stats below (inc. the best betting odds).
📏 Form Guide
Annan Athletic
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Annan Athletic, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 League One victory versus Edinburgh City.
For Annan Athletic, goals were scored by Matty Douglas (45') and Aidan Smith (53'). Olly McDonald (37') was the scorer for Edinburgh City.
Annan Athletic haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They have managed to rack up 12 during that period and have conceded a total of 10. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend will be continued on here.
Falkirk
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In their previous game, Falkirk drew 2-2 in the League One tie with Kelty Hearts.
For Falkirk, the scorers were Calvin Miller (8'), Leon McCann (25' Own goal) and Callumn Morrison (32'). Reece Lyon (33') scored for Kelty Hearts.
The stats don’t lie, and Falkirk have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 6 goals in all. At the back, Falkirk just haven’t been too solid at all.
Ahead of this clash, Falkirk haven't been defeated in their previous 21 league matches away from home. A stunning run.
👥 Head to head
The last league clash between these clubs was League One match day 27 on 02/03/2024 and the score finished Falkirk 1-1 Annan Athletic.
The referee was Steven Kirkland.
ℹ️ Team News: Annan Athletic
The Annan Athletic boss Peter Murphy has zero fitness concerns whatsoever before this match owing to a completely healthy squad available for selection.
ℹ️ Team News: Falkirk
With a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Falkirk manager John McGlynn does not have any fitness worries to report ahead of this clash.
🔮 Prediction
We feel that Falkirk should create a good amount of chances and successful shots on target.
At the same time, Annan Athletic will be up against it finding the net themselves but we can see them managing to get on the scoresheet as well here.
Therefore, we are anticipating a fairly comfortable 1-3 winning margin for Falkirk after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 13:05 27/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Annan Athletic
Formed: 1942
Stadium: Galabank (2,504)
Captain: Steven Swinglehurst
Chairman: Philip Jones
Manager: Peter Murphy
Competitions: League One position 8
⭐ Star Player: Aidan Smith
Generally playing in the Left Wing position, Aidan Smith was born in Dumfries, Scotland. After having played his first senior match for Queen Of The South in the 2014 - 2015 season, the talented Forward has scored a sum of 10 league goals in the League One 2023 - 2024 campaign to date coming from a total of 30 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 88 | WWWWD |
2 |
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34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 68 | WDWLW |
3 |
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34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 55 | LDWDW |
4 |
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34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 47 | LLDLL |
5 |
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34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 46 | LWLLL |
6 |
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34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 44 | LWWWD |
7 |
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34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 38 | WDLWD |
8 |
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34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 37 | WDLWW |
9 |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -21 | 35 | WLLLD |
10 |
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34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | -56 | 8 | LLLWL |
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Falkirk |
Edinburgh City |
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Annan Athletic |
Annan Athletic |
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Cove Rangers |
Annan Athletic |
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Hamilton Academical |
Alloa Athletic |
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Annan Athletic |
Annan Athletic |
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Kelty Hearts |
Annan Athletic |
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Falkirk |
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Kelty Hearts |
Hamilton Academical |
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Falkirk |
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Cove Rangers |
Montrose |
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Falkirk |
Falkirk |
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Edinburgh City |
Annan Athletic |
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Cove Rangers |
Annan Athletic |
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Hamilton Academical |
Annan Athletic |
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Kelty Hearts |
Annan Athletic |
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Queen Of The South |
Annan Athletic |
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Stirling Albion |
Annan Athletic |
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Alloa Athletic |
Hamilton Academical |
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Falkirk |
Montrose |
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Queen Of The South |
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Stirling Albion |
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Cove Rangers |
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Kelty Hearts |
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Falkirk |
Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 1.8 |
Time first goal scored | 31 |
Time first goal conceded | 29 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 2.6 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 2.7 |
Goals conceded | 0.7 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 2.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.4 |
Biggest victory | 7-1 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Aidan Smith | 11 |
Tommy Goss | 10 |
Dominic Docherty | 6 |
Matty Douglas | 4 |
Michael Garrity | 4 |
Callumn Morrison | 23 |
Ross MacIver | 14 |
Aidan Nesbitt | 11 |
Calvin Miller | 9 |
Liam Henderson | 7 |
Stirling Albion |
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