Edinburgh City vs Annan Athletic

Edinburgh City

1 - 0

Annan Athletic

🕒 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Meadowbank Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Edinburgh City 5 · Annan Athletic 6

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Edinburgh City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

9 / 9

Avg: 2.25 / 2.25

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Annan Athletic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-2

Goals For / Against

2 / 3

Avg: 0.67 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.75

PPG

1.00

2.25

0.67

2.25

1.00

50%

O2.5

33%

50%

BTTS

33%

50%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Edinburgh City rank5th

Annan Athletic rank6th

Edinburgh City points11

Annan Athletic points9

Edinburgh City: #5 · 11 pts · GD +2

2 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Annan Athletic: #6 · 9 pts · GD +0

4 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Edinburgh City last 5 home

W D W L

Points7/12

Weighted index70

Goals9-9

Record2-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Annan Athletic last 5 away

L L W

Points3/9

Weighted index17

Goals2-3

Record1-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Edinburgh City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Annan Athletic trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.533%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 33% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Edinburgh City score at home75%

Edinburgh City clean sheet at home25%

Annan Athletic score away67%

Annan Athletic clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Edinburgh City score first50%

Edinburgh City win after scoring first100%

Annan Athletic score first33%

Annan Athletic win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Edinburgh City 50% · Annan Athletic 0%

Avg first goal minute: Edinburgh City 47.0' · Annan Athletic 78.0'

Vs league average

Edinburgh City score at home2.25 vs 2.17

Edinburgh City concede at home2.25 vs 1.34

Annan Athletic score away0.67 vs 1.34

Annan Athletic concede away1.00 vs 2.17

Edinburgh City score 4% above league average, while Annan Athletic score 50% below league average.

Defensive side: Edinburgh City are 68% above league average at home, and Annan Athletic are 54% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Edinburgh City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

16-30 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Annan Athletic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' J. Leitch

27'

27' C. Cooper

32'

32' Aidan Smith

35'

35' P. Smith

50' ↑↓

↑↓

50' ⇄ K. Watson

1st substitution · For: B. McDermott

54'

54' J. Grigor

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ R. Leitch

1st substitution · For: T. North

59'

59' J. Walker

62'

62' D. Carrick

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Walker

2nd substitution · For: C. McGinn

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Niang

2nd substitution · For: Alistair Roy

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Grigor

3rd substitution · For: E. Glasgow

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Lawson

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Leitch

Edinburgh City vs Annan Athletic 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Edinburgh City beat Annan Athletic 1-0 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in League Two. It was played at Meadowbank Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Leitch received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 19'. C. Cooper received a yellow card for Annan Athletic at 27'. Aidan Smith received a yellow card for Annan Athletic at 32'. P. Smith received a yellow card for Annan Athletic at 35'.

Second half: Annan Athletic made their 1st substitution at 50', with K. Watson replacing B. McDermott. J. Grigor received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 54'. Edinburgh City made their 1st substitution at 57', with R. Leitch replacing T. North. J. Walker received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 59'. D. Carrick received a yellow card for Annan Athletic at 62'. Edinburgh City made their 2nd substitution at 68', with L. Walker replacing C. McGinn. Annan Athletic made their 2nd substitution at 74', with M. Niang replacing Alistair Roy. Edinburgh City made their 3rd substitution at 84', with J. Grigor replacing E. Glasgow. Edinburgh City took the lead at 89' when I. Lawson scored, with the assist credited to J. Leitch, making the score 1-0.

Edinburgh City used 3 substitutions while Annan Athletic used 2 substitutions. Edinburgh City got 3 yellow cards, while Annan Athletic got 4 yellow cards.