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Not long now until League Cup action scheduled for Tuesday when Spartans will take on Stirling Albion.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Spartans v Stirling Albion - along with the latest match odds.
Spartans will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-2 League Cup loss in their previous game against Arbroath.
The only player to score from Spartans was Bradley Whyte (55'). Andy Winter (39') and Ryan Flynn (85') scored for Arbroath.
It’s been all too rare in recent times where Spartans haven’t conceded. The facts show that Spartans have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 8 goals along the way.
Since being beaten in their last game against Dundee United in League Cup competition, Stirling Albion and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
Zac Sapsford (90') was the scorer for Dundee United.
Stirling Albion have had no problems opening up opposition defences leading up to this encounter, scoring 7 times in their last 6 matches. Having said that, Stirling Albion have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same outings. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, though.
A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 04/02/2025 tells us that Spartans have won 2 of these & Stirling Albion 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.
A total of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 9 for Spartans and 7 created by The Binos. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.
The last league game featuring these sides was League Two match day 36 on 02/05/2026 and the score finished Stirling Albion 2-2 Spartans.
The match was refereed by Grant Irvine.
There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Spartans manager Dougie Samuel to be concerned with thanks to an otherwise robust squad. 1 (Spartans) misses out.
Due to a mostly healthy squad, there is only the lone fitness worry for the Stirling Albion manager Steven Whittaker to contend with. 1 (Stirling Albion) won’t be playing here.
Our thinking is that Stirling Albion and Spartans could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.
Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. We therefore think that it’s going to be a tight encounter, finishing with a 0-0 score after 90 minutes.
Turning to the betting odds in the full-time result market, backing Spartans is best priced at 2.1, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.4 and putting your money on the winning team to be Stirling Albion comes in at 2.8. Those are the most competitive market prices available right now.
Lucas Pereira, 15:03 13/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Spartans
Formed: 1951
Stadium: The Vanloq Community Stadium (3,612)
Chairman: Craig Graham
Manager: Dougie Samuel
Competitions: League Cup (Group B)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLLD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWWWL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWLLL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLLLW |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLDDL |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWWWD |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LLDDD |
| 9 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWLDW |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLWDD |
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Arbroath |
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Clyde |
| Clyde |
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Spartans |
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Spartans |
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Elgin City |
| Annan Athletic |
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Dundee United |
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Elgin City |
| Dumbarton |
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| Clyde |
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Elgin City |
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Stranraer |
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East Kilbride |
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Forfar Athletic |
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Clyde |
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Stirling Albion |
| Stranraer |
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| Dumbarton |
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| Clyde |
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| East Kilbride |
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| Annan Athletic |
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Stirling Albion |
| Mark Stowe | 24 |
| Marc McNulty | 13 |
| Cammy Russell | 11 |
| Bradley Whyte | 7 |
| James Craigen | 3 |
| Russell McLean | 19 |
| Ryan Shanley | 12 |
| Adam Brown | 5 |
| Ross Cunningham | 4 |
| Corey Thomson | 4 |
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Stirling Albion |
| Dundee United |
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Spartans |
| Montrose |
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Spartans |
| Annan Athletic |
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Edinburgh City |
| Stranraer |
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Elgin City |
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Clyde |
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Spartans |
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Forfar Athletic |
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Stirling Albion |
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Montrose |
| Arbroath |
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Stirling Albion |
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Dumbarton |
| Kelty Hearts |
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Stirling Albion |
| Forfar Athletic |
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Stirling Albion |
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Stranraer |
| Elgin City |
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Spartans |
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