Elgin City vs Stirling Albion

Elgin City

1 - 0

Stirling Albion

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Borough Briggs 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Elgin City 6 · Stirling Albion 10

How the match was won

Physical contest: 3 yellows, 1 reds.

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

Stirling Albion (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 33

Avg: 1.50 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

1.56

1.50

1.44

1.83

50%

O2.5

67%

44%

BTTS

72%

33%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Elgin City rank6th

Stirling Albion rank10th

Elgin City points44

Stirling Albion points38

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.

Stirling Albion: #10 · 38 pts · GD -17

26 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

6-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.

Stirling Albion last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals8-12

Record0-2-3

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.

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%

Stirling Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Elgin City score at home83%

Elgin City clean sheet at home39%

Stirling Albion score away78%

Stirling Albion clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Elgin City score first33%

Elgin City win after scoring first33%

Stirling Albion score first11%

Stirling Albion win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Elgin City 0% · Stirling Albion 29%

Avg first goal minute: Elgin City 28.8' · Stirling Albion 71.0'

Vs league average

Elgin City score at home1.56 vs 1.53

Elgin City concede at home1.44 vs 1.41

Stirling Albion score away1.50 vs 1.41

Stirling Albion concede away1.83 vs 1.53

Elgin City score 2% above league average, while Stirling Albion score 7% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 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

Stirling Albion goal timing (away)

1H scored: 11% 2H scored: 89% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

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

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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

49'

49' D. Hilson

58'

58' Kyle Banner

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Hyde

1st substitution · For: M. Machado

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Hilson

1st substitution · For: R. McLean

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ R. McNab

2nd substitution · For: M. Russell

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Machado

Normal Goal

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Walker

2nd substitution · For: K. Hester

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Gallagher

3rd substitution · For: A. Spalding

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Shanley

3rd substitution · For: H. Welsh

86'

86' L. Hamilton

86'

86' K. Hester

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ R. Sargent

4th substitution · For: R. Hickey-Fugaccia

Elgin City vs Stirling Albion 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Elgin City beat Stirling Albion 1-0 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in League Two. It was played at Borough Briggs.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: D. Hilson received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 49'. Kyle Banner received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 58'. Elgin City made their 1st substitution at 62', with L. Hyde replacing M. Machado. Stirling Albion made their 1st substitution at 67', with D. Hilson replacing R. McLean. Stirling Albion made their 2nd substitution at 67', with R. McNab replacing M. Russell. Elgin City took the lead at 71' when M. Machado scored, making the score 1-0. Elgin City made their 2nd substitution at 80', with J. Walker replacing K. Hester. Elgin City made their 3rd substitution at 80', with M. Gallagher replacing A. Spalding. Stirling Albion made their 3rd substitution at 81', with R. Shanley replacing H. Welsh. L. Hamilton received a red card for Stirling Albion at 86'. K. Hester received a yellow card for Elgin City at 86'. Elgin City made their 4th substitution at 90', with R. Sargent replacing R. Hickey-Fugaccia.

Elgin City used 4 substitutions while Stirling Albion used 3 substitutions. Elgin City got 1 yellow card, while Stirling Albion got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.