Spartans vs East Kilbride

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🕒 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Vanloq Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Spartans 2 · East Kilbride 1

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Team Overview

Spartans (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-5

Goals For / Against

22 / 17

Avg: 1.22 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.72

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

East Kilbride (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-5

Goals For / Against

36 / 23

Avg: 2.00 / 1.28

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

1.72

PPG

1.83

1.22

2.00

0.94

1.28

39%

O2.5

67%

44%

BTTS

67%

28%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Spartans rank2nd

East Kilbride rank1st

Spartans points64

East Kilbride points69

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.

East Kilbride: #1 · 69 pts · GD +31

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Spartans last 5 home

D L D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-5

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.

East Kilbride last 5 away

W L D L W

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-5

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

East Kilbride trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Spartans score at home83%

Spartans clean sheet at home44%

East Kilbride score away89%

East Kilbride clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Spartans score first28%

Spartans win after scoring first60%

East Kilbride score first22%

East Kilbride win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartans 50% · East Kilbride 80%

Avg first goal minute: Spartans 48.8' · East Kilbride 16.8'

Vs league average

Spartans score at home1.22 vs 1.53

Spartans concede at home0.94 vs 1.41

East Kilbride score away2.00 vs 1.41

East Kilbride concede away1.28 vs 1.53

Spartans score 20% below league average, while East Kilbride score 42% above league average.

Defensive side: Spartans are 33% below league average at home, and East Kilbride are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.75

BTTS75%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Spartans goal timing (home)

1H scored: 18% 2H scored: 82% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

East Kilbride goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 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

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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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

9' K. Watson

55' ⚽

⚽

55' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Tapping

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Craigen

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Spence

1st substitution · For: Kerr Robertson

73'

73' J. Tapping

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Robertson

Penalty

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ B. McLuckie

2nd substitution · For: J. McGregor

89'

89' C. Russell

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. McNulty

1st substitution · For: P. Watson

Spartans vs East Kilbride 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Spartans drew 1-1 with East Kilbride on Saturday, 28 March 2026 in League Two. It was played at The Vanloq Community Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. K. Watson received a yellow card for Spartans at 9'.

Second half: Spartans took the lead at 55' when J. Tapping scored, with the assist credited to J. Craigen, making the score 1-0. East Kilbride made their 1st substitution at 69', with L. Spence replacing Kerr Robertson. J. Tapping received a yellow card for Spartans at 73'. East Kilbride leveled the score at 84' when J. Robertson scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. East Kilbride made their 2nd substitution at 86', with B. McLuckie replacing J. McGregor. C. Russell received a yellow card for Spartans at 89'. Spartans made their 1st substitution at 90', with M. McNulty replacing P. Watson.

Spartans used 1 substitution while East Kilbride used 2 substitutions. Spartans got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Spartans vs East Kilbride Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

28 Mar 2026 Spartans vs East Kilbride 1 - 1 27 Jan 2026 East Kilbride vs Spartans 0 - 6 01 Nov 2025 Spartans vs East Kilbride 2 - 1 02 Aug 2025 East Kilbride vs Spartans 1 - 3