Spartans vs Edinburgh City

Spartans

2 - 2

Edinburgh City

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

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Spartans 3 · Edinburgh City 5

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

Spartans (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-3-0

Goals For / Against

13 / 9

Avg: 3.25 / 2.25

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Edinburgh City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-1

Goals For / Against

7 / 5

Avg: 2.33 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

1.33

3.25

2.33

2.25

1.67

100%

O2.5

100%

BTTS

67%

50%

Score 1st

100%

League-position context

Spartans rank3rd

Edinburgh City rank5th

Spartans points12

Edinburgh City points11

Spartans: #3 · 12 pts · GD +7

1 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Edinburgh City: #5 · 11 pts · GD +2

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

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

Spartans last 5 home

W D D D

Points6/12

Weighted index60

Goals13-9

Record1-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Edinburgh City last 5 away

L W D

Points4/9

Weighted index39

Goals7-5

Record1-1-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Spartans trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 25%

Edinburgh City trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Spartans score at home100%

Spartans clean sheet at home0%

Edinburgh City score away100%

Edinburgh City clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Spartans score first50%

Spartans win after scoring first50%

Edinburgh City score first100%

Edinburgh City win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartans 100% · Edinburgh City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Spartans 18.0' · Edinburgh City 19.7'

Vs league average

Spartans score at home3.25 vs 2.17

Spartans concede at home2.25 vs 1.34

Edinburgh City score away2.33 vs 1.34

Edinburgh City concede away1.67 vs 2.17

Spartans score 50% above league average, while Edinburgh City score 74% above league average.

Defensive side: Spartans are 68% above league average at home, and Edinburgh City are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Spartans goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Edinburgh City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 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

16' ⚽

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16' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

R. Waugh

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Wilson

19'

19' S. Welsh

19'

19' R. Waugh

21'

21' J. Tapping

39'

39' J. Walker

54'

54' J. McGregor

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. McNulty

Penalty

78'

78' B. Whyte

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

B. Whyte

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Walls

87' ⚽

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87' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

I. Lawson

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Aiken

89'

89' C. Russell

90+3'

90+3' J. Grigor

Spartans vs Edinburgh City 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Spartans drew 2-2 with Edinburgh City on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in League Two. It was played at Ainslie Park Stadium.

First half: Edinburgh City took the lead at 16' when R. Waugh scored, with the assist credited to S. Wilson, making the score 0-1. S. Welsh received a yellow card for Spartans at 19'. R. Waugh received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 19'. J. Tapping received a yellow card for Spartans at 21'. J. Walker received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 39'.

Second half: J. McGregor received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 54'. Spartans leveled the score at 76' when M. McNulty scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. B. Whyte received a yellow card for Spartans at 78'. Spartans took the lead at 80' when B. Whyte scored, with the assist credited to B. Walls, making the score 2-1. Edinburgh City leveled the score at 87' when I. Lawson scored, with the assist credited to M. Aiken, making the score 2-2. C. Russell received a yellow card for Spartans at 89'. J. Grigor received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 90+3'.

Spartans used 0 substitutions while Edinburgh City used 0 substitutions. Spartans got 4 yellow cards, while Edinburgh City got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	9
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (55.6%)
BTTS	3 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Spartans vs Edinburgh City Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

08 Aug 2026 Spartans vs Edinburgh City 2 - 2

2025-2026 Season

04 Apr 2026 Edinburgh City vs Spartans 0 - 3 14 Feb 2026 Spartans vs Edinburgh City 0 - 0 27 Dec 2025 Edinburgh City vs Spartans 1 - 3 04 Oct 2025 Spartans vs Edinburgh City 0 - 1

2024-2025 Season

03 May 2025 Spartans vs Edinburgh City 3 - 1 15 Feb 2025 Edinburgh City vs Spartans 5 - 0 28 Dec 2024 Spartans vs Edinburgh City 1 - 0 12 Oct 2024 Edinburgh City vs Spartans 2 - 0