📊 Form Guide

Stranraer

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Stranraer won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 3-1 League Two loss in their previous game against Stirling Albion.

The only player to score from Stranraer was Elliot Dunlop (42'). Ross McGeachie (52') and Ryan Shanley (58', 94') scored for Stirling Albion.

Chris Aitken's Stranraer have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 6 times in their last 6 outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in that same time amounts to 8.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Stranraer:

• have not lost a league tie with Edinburgh City in their last 4 games.
• are without a home win in the past 4 league games. Fans are getting restless.

Edinburgh City

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Edinburgh City will come into the clash following on from a 2-0 League Two win over Elgin City in their previous fixture.

For Edinburgh City, goals were scored by Malek Zaid (34') and Innes Lawson (65').

Michael McIndoe's Edinburgh City have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 11 times in the course of their previous six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during that same period equals 7.

Their previous form shows that Edinburgh City:

• remain unbeaten by Stranraer in away games against them for the last 3 league matches.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head meetings dating back to 18/03/2022 tells us that Stranraer have won 4 of these games & Edinburgh City 1, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

A combined sum of 15 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 9 of them from The Blues and 6 being from The Citizens. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was League Two match day 27 on 01/03/2025 and the score finished Edinburgh City 0-1 Stranraer.

The referee was Daniel Graves.

📰 Team News: Stranraer

There’s just a single fitness concern for the Stranraer manager Chris Aitken to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy squad. 7   (Stranraer) will miss out.

📰 Team News: Edinburgh City

Owing to an otherwise full-strength group of players, there’s only the sole fitness issue for the Edinburgh City manager Michael McIndoe to be concerned about. 3   (Edinburgh City ) won’t be in action.

⚡ Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Edinburgh City and Stranraer may both find scoring difficult here.

There should be little in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. That’s why we have predicted a very competitive game with a 0-0 draw after 90 minutes.

Peter Guest, 13:03 19/04/2025