Spartans vs Edinburgh City

Spartans

1 - 0

Edinburgh City

🕒 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Ainslie Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Greg Soutar 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Spartans 5 · Edinburgh City 3

Referee Stats

Greg Soutar

11 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	45%
Draws	9%
Away wins	45%

Team Overview

Spartans (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 16

Avg: 1.39 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Edinburgh City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 25

Avg: 1.22 / 1.39

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

1.83

PPG

1.33

1.39

1.22

0.89

1.39

44%

O2.5

44%

BTTS

39%

Score 1st

League-position context

Spartans rank5th

Edinburgh City rank3rd

Spartans points52

Edinburgh City points56

Spartans: #5 · 52 pts · GD +1

13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Edinburgh City: #3 · 56 pts · GD +7

9 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Spartans last 5 home

W W W L D

Points10/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-4

Record3-1-1

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.

Edinburgh City last 5 away

L L L L W

Points3/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-9

Record1-0-4

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.

Spartans trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.544%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 17%

Edinburgh City trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Spartans score at home78%

Spartans clean sheet at home44%

Edinburgh City score away67%

Edinburgh City clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Spartans score first0%

Spartans win after scoring first0%

Edinburgh City score first0%

Edinburgh City win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Spartans score at home1.39 vs 1.53

Spartans concede at home0.89 vs 1.07

Edinburgh City score away1.22 vs 1.07

Edinburgh City concede away1.39 vs 1.53

Spartans score 9% below league average, while Edinburgh City score 14% above league average.

Defensive side: Spartans are 17% below league average at home, and Edinburgh City are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Spartans goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Edinburgh City goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

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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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

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

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