Elgin City vs Spartans

Elgin City

3 - 3

Spartans

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Borough Briggs 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Elgin City 6 · Spartans 2

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.

Team Overview

Elgin City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 26

Avg: 1.56 / 1.44

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Spartans (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

38 / 22

Avg: 2.11 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.83

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

1.50

PPG

1.83

1.56

2.11

1.44

1.22

50%

O2.5

67%

44%

BTTS

72%

33%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Elgin City rank6th

Spartans rank2nd

Elgin City points44

Spartans points64

Elgin City: #6 · 44 pts · GD -4

20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Spartans: #2 · 64 pts · GD +21

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Elgin City last 5 home

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals5-5

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Spartans last 5 away

D W W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index62

Goals8-6

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Elgin City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Spartans trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Elgin City score at home83%

Elgin City clean sheet at home39%

Spartans score away94%

Spartans clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Elgin City score first33%

Elgin City win after scoring first33%

Spartans score first28%

Spartans win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Elgin City 0% · Spartans 33%

Avg first goal minute: Elgin City 28.8' · Spartans 42.6'

Vs league average

Elgin City score at home1.56 vs 1.53

Elgin City concede at home1.44 vs 1.41

Spartans score away2.11 vs 1.41

Spartans concede away1.22 vs 1.53

Elgin City score 2% above league average, while Spartans score 50% above league average.

Defensive side: Elgin City are 3% above league average at home, and Spartans are 20% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Elgin City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 78% 2H scored: 22% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

0-15 3

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Spartans goal timing (away)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 4

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

16-30 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

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

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

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. MacIver

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gallagher

25'

25' K. Hester

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. McNulty

Penalty

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Hester

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Hyde

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

B. Whyte

Normal Goal

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

J. MacIver

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gallagher

58'

58' L. Hyde

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Ethan Drysdale

1st substitution · For: C. Russell

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Gallagher

1st substitution · For: A. Spalding

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ K. Hester

2nd substitution · For: R. Thompson

67'

67' J. Dishington

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

C. Russell

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Watson

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ B. Whyte

2nd substitution · For: M. Aiken

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Dishington

3rd substitution · For: K. Waugh

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ L. Hyde

3rd substitution · For: R. Hickey-Fugaccia

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. MacIver

4th substitution · For: M. Machado

Elgin City vs Spartans 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Elgin City drew 3-3 with Spartans on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League Two. It was played at Borough Briggs.

First half: Elgin City took an early lead at 9' when J. MacIver scored, with the assist credited to M. Gallagher, making the score 1-0. K. Hester received a yellow card for Elgin City at 25'. Spartans leveled the score at 31' when M. McNulty scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Elgin City took the lead at 38' when K. Hester scored, with the assist credited to L. Hyde, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Spartans leveled the score at 47' when B. Whyte scored, making the score 2-2. Elgin City took the lead at 51' when J. MacIver scored, with the assist credited to M. Gallagher, making the score 3-2. L. Hyde received a yellow card for Elgin City at 58'. Spartans made their 1st substitution at 62', with Ethan Drysdale replacing C. Russell. Elgin City made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Gallagher replacing A. Spalding. Elgin City made their 2nd substitution at 66', with K. Hester replacing R. Thompson. J. Dishington received a yellow card for Spartans at 67'. Spartans leveled the score at 70' when C. Russell scored, with the assist credited to K. Watson, making the score 3-3. Spartans made their 2nd substitution at 74', with B. Whyte replacing M. Aiken. Spartans made their 3rd substitution at 76', with J. Dishington replacing K. Waugh. Elgin City made their 3rd substitution at 87', with L. Hyde replacing R. Hickey-Fugaccia. Elgin City made their 4th substitution at 87', with J. MacIver replacing M. Machado.

Elgin City used 4 substitutions while Spartans used 3 substitutions. Elgin City got 2 yellow cards, while Spartans got 1 yellow card.