Kelty Hearts vs Stirling Albion

Kelty Hearts

3 - 2

Stirling Albion

🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 New Central Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Kelty Hearts 7 · Stirling Albion 10

How the match was won

Physical contest: 9 yellows.

Team Overview

Kelty Hearts (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

8 / 4

Avg: 2.67 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Stirling Albion (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-4

Goals For / Against

5 / 17

Avg: 1.25 / 4.25

Points

Avg: 0.00

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

3.00

PPG

0.00

2.67

1.25

1.33

4.25

100%

O2.5

100%

BTTS

50%

67%

Score 1st

League-position context

Kelty Hearts rank7th

Stirling Albion rank10th

Kelty Hearts points9

Stirling Albion points4

Kelty Hearts: #7 · 9 pts · GD -5

4 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts from safety.

Stirling Albion: #10 · 4 pts · GD -12

9 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

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

Kelty Hearts last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals8-4

Record3-0-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Stirling Albion last 5 away

Points0/12

Weighted index0

Goals5-17

Record0-0-4

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.

Kelty Hearts trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Stirling Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

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

Scoring reliability

Kelty Hearts score at home100%

Kelty Hearts clean sheet at home0%

Stirling Albion score away50%

Stirling Albion clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Kelty Hearts score first67%

Kelty Hearts win after scoring first100%

Stirling Albion score first0%

Stirling Albion win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Kelty Hearts 100% · Stirling Albion 0%

Avg first goal minute: Kelty Hearts 10.5' · Stirling Albion —

Vs league average

Kelty Hearts score at home2.67 vs 2.17

Kelty Hearts concede at home1.33 vs 1.34

Stirling Albion score away1.25 vs 1.34

Stirling Albion concede away4.25 vs 2.17

Kelty Hearts score 23% above league average, while Stirling Albion score 7% below league average.

Defensive side: Kelty Hearts are 1% below league average at home, and Stirling Albion are 96% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Kelty Hearts goal timing (home)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Stirling Albion goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

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

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Moore

Normal Goal

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Shanley

Normal Goal

36'

36' C. McManus

37'

37' J. Allan

37'

37' R. Shanley

38'

38' G. Walker

39'

39' Z. Cameron

44'

44' B. Hutchinson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Z. Cameron

1st substitution · For: R. McLean

58'

58' K. Higginbotham

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ R. McNab

2nd substitution · For: B. Hepburn

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Harry Wright

3rd substitution · For: M. Thomas

64'

64' Lucas Fyfe

65'

65' J. Brydon

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Allan

Penalty

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ F. Moffett

1st substitution · For: T. Falconer

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ K. Higginbotham

2nd substitution · For: R. Cole

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

R. McLean

Normal Goal · Assist: Lucas Fyfe

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Z. Flatman

3rd substitution · For: I. Murray

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

R. Cole

Normal Goal

Kelty Hearts vs Stirling Albion 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Kelty Hearts beat Stirling Albion 3-2 on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in League Two. It was played at New Central Park.

First half: Kelty Hearts took an early lead at 6' when L. Moore scored, making the score 1-0. Kelty Hearts extended the lead at 31' when R. Shanley scored, making the score 2-0. C. McManus received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 36'. J. Allan received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 37'. R. Shanley received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 37'. G. Walker received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 38'. Z. Cameron received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 39'. B. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 44'.

Second half: Stirling Albion made their 1st substitution at 46', with Z. Cameron replacing R. McLean. K. Higginbotham received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 58'. Stirling Albion made their 2nd substitution at 61', with R. McNab replacing B. Hepburn. Stirling Albion made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Harry Wright replacing M. Thomas. Lucas Fyfe received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 64'. J. Brydon received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 65'. Stirling Albion reduced the deficit at 65' when J. Allan scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Kelty Hearts made their 1st substitution at 67', with F. Moffett replacing T. Falconer. Kelty Hearts made their 2nd substitution at 71', with K. Higginbotham replacing R. Cole. Stirling Albion leveled the score at 80' when R. McLean scored, with the assist credited to Lucas Fyfe, making the score 2-2. Kelty Hearts made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Z. Flatman replacing I. Murray. Kelty Hearts took the lead at 90' when R. Cole scored, making the score 3-2.

Kelty Hearts used 3 substitutions while Stirling Albion used 3 substitutions. Kelty Hearts got 5 yellow cards, while Stirling Albion got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 9 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Kelty Hearts vs Stirling Albion Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

08 Aug 2026 Kelty Hearts vs Stirling Albion 3 - 2

2021-2022 Season

09 Apr 2022 Kelty Hearts vs Stirling Albion 1 - 1 08 Jan 2022 Stirling Albion vs Kelty Hearts 0 - 3 30 Oct 2021 Kelty Hearts vs Stirling Albion 1 - 1 07 Aug 2021 Stirling Albion vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 3