Elgin City vs Stranraer

Elgin City

0 - 1

Stranraer

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Borough Briggs 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Elgin City 6 · Stranraer 5

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

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

1.50

PPG

1.39

1.56

1.33

1.44

1.28

50%

O2.5

56%

44%

BTTS

56%

33%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Elgin City rank6th

Stranraer rank5th

Elgin City points44

Stranraer points47

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.

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.

3-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.

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.

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%

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

Elgin City score at home83%

Elgin City clean sheet at home39%

Stranraer score away72%

Stranraer clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Elgin City score first33%

Elgin City win after scoring first33%

Stranraer score first17%

Stranraer win after scoring first67%

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

Avg first goal minute: Elgin City 28.8' · Stranraer 19.3'

Vs league average

Elgin City score at home1.56 vs 1.53

Elgin City concede at home1.44 vs 1.41

Stranraer score away1.33 vs 1.41

Stranraer concede away1.28 vs 1.53

Elgin City score 2% above league average, while Stranraer score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Elgin City are 3% above league average at home, and Stranraer are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 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

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

42'

42' S. Docherty

45+1'

45+1' L. Hunter

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Spalding

1st substitution · For: L. Hyde

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ K. McKnight

1st substitution · For: E. Dunne

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Hunter

2nd substitution · For: J. Dolan

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Docherty

3rd substitution · For: M. Gillies

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Dingwall

2nd substitution · For: K. Hester

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Dylan Ross

3rd substitution · For: Lyall Booth

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Clelland

4th substitution · For: D. McManus

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Virtanen

4th substitution · For: R. Thompson

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

Stranraer beat Elgin City 1-0 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in League Two. It was played at Borough Briggs.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. S. Docherty received a yellow card for Stranraer at 42'. L. Hunter received a yellow card for Stranraer at 45+1'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Elgin City made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Spalding replacing L. Hyde. Stranraer made their 1st substitution at 61', with K. McKnight replacing E. Dunne. Stranraer made their 2nd substitution at 62', with L. Hunter replacing J. Dolan. Stranraer made their 3rd substitution at 62', with S. Docherty replacing M. Gillies. Elgin City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with R. Dingwall replacing K. Hester. Elgin City made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Dylan Ross replacing Lyall Booth. Stranraer made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Clelland replacing D. McManus. Elgin City made their 4th substitution at 81', with M. Virtanen replacing R. Thompson.

Elgin City used 4 substitutions while Stranraer used 4 substitutions. Stranraer got 2 yellow cards.