Edinburgh City vs Stranraer

Edinburgh City

4 - 1

Stranraer

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Meadowbank Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Edinburgh City 9 · Stranraer 5

How the match was won

Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Edinburgh City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 40

Avg: 1.47 / 2.11

Points

Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Stranraer (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 23

Avg: 1.33 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.39

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

0.89

PPG

1.39

1.47

1.33

2.11

1.28

78%

O2.5

56%

67%

BTTS

56%

11%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Edinburgh City rank9th

Stranraer rank5th

Edinburgh City points39

Stranraer points47

Edinburgh City: #9 · 39 pts · GD -27

25 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

Stranraer: #5 · 47 pts · GD +0

17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Edinburgh City last 5 home

W L L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals9-9

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Stranraer last 5 away

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals4-6

Record2-0-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Edinburgh City trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 61% · 1H BTTS 17%

Stranraer trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Edinburgh City score at home72%

Edinburgh City clean sheet at home11%

Stranraer score away72%

Stranraer clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Edinburgh City score first11%

Edinburgh City win after scoring first100%

Stranraer score first17%

Stranraer win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Edinburgh City 17% · Stranraer 33%

Avg first goal minute: Edinburgh City 8.0' · Stranraer 19.3'

Vs league average

Edinburgh City score at home1.47 vs 1.53

Edinburgh City concede at home2.11 vs 1.41

Stranraer score away1.33 vs 1.41

Stranraer concede away1.28 vs 1.53

Edinburgh City score 4% below league average, while Stranraer score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Edinburgh City are 50% above league average at home, and Stranraer are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Edinburgh City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 75% 2H scored: 25% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Stranraer goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 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

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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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

7' I. Lawson

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

I. Lawson

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Zaid

35'

35' L. Reid

40' ↑↓

↑↓

40' ⇄ J. Stokes

1st substitution · For: C. Williams

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Williams

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Jarvis

45+4' ⚽

⚽

45+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Joseph McGrath

Normal Goal

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ D. Williams

2nd substitution · For: D. Iserhienrhien

54'

54' D. Lang

59'

59' J. Jarvis

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Dom Plank

1st substitution · For: F. Ecrepont

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Dolan

2nd substitution · For: D. McManus

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Gillies

3rd substitution · For: S. Turay

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Clelland

4th substitution · For: R. Hughes

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Jarvis

Penalty

88'

88' J. Stuart

Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Edinburgh City beat Stranraer 4-1 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in League Two. It was played at Meadowbank Stadium.

First half: I. Lawson received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 7'. Edinburgh City took an early lead at 10' when I. Lawson scored, with the assist credited to M. Zaid, making the score 1-0. L. Reid received a yellow card for Stranraer at 35'. Edinburgh City made their 1st substitution at 40', with J. Stokes replacing C. Williams. Edinburgh City extended the lead at 43' when D. Williams scored, with the assist credited to J. Jarvis, making the score 2-0. Stranraer reduced the deficit at 45+4' when Joseph McGrath scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Edinburgh City made their 2nd substitution at 53', with D. Williams replacing D. Iserhienrhien. D. Lang received a yellow card for Stranraer at 54'. J. Jarvis received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 59'. Stranraer made their 1st substitution at 62', with Dom Plank replacing F. Ecrepont. Stranraer made their 2nd substitution at 62', with J. Dolan replacing D. McManus. Stranraer made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Gillies replacing S. Turay. Stranraer made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Clelland replacing R. Hughes. Edinburgh City extended the lead at 85' when J. Jarvis scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. J. Stuart received a red card for Stranraer at 88'.

Edinburgh City used 2 substitutions while Stranraer used 4 substitutions. Edinburgh City got 2 yellow cards, while Stranraer got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	15
Home Wins	6
Draws	2
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (46.7%)
BTTS	8 (53.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (71.4%)
BTTS	5 (71.4%)

Edinburgh City vs Stranraer Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

07 Mar 2026 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 4 - 1 03 Jan 2026 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 1 - 1 18 Oct 2025 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 1 - 3 09 Aug 2025 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 1 - 2

2024-2025 Season

19 Apr 2025 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 2 - 0 01 Mar 2025 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 0 - 1 14 Dec 2024 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 0 - 0 05 Oct 2024 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 1 - 2

2021-2022 Season

18 Mar 2022 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 1 - 2 05 Feb 2022 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 0 - 2 12 Nov 2021 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 3 - 1 11 Sep 2021 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 0 - 1

2020-2021 Season

04 May 2021 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 2 - 1 10 Apr 2021 Stranraer vs Edinburgh City 0 - 1 03 Apr 2021 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer — - — 21 Nov 2020 Edinburgh City vs Stranraer 0 - 1