Spartans vs Elgin City

Spartans

3 - 3

Elgin City

🕒 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Ainslie Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Spartans 3 · Elgin City 4

How the match was played

Match ended level at 3-3.
Physical contest: 5 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

Elgin City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

9 / 7

Avg: 2.25 / 1.75

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.50

PPG

1.00

3.25

2.25

1.75

100%

O2.5

75%

100%

BTTS

50%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Spartans rank3rd

Elgin City rank4th

Spartans points12

Elgin 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.

Elgin City: #4 · 11 pts · GD +9

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.

Elgin City last 5 away

L L D W

Points4/12

Weighted index17

Goals9-7

Record1-1-2

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 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

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

Elgin City trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Spartans score at home100%

Spartans clean sheet at home0%

Elgin City score away75%

Elgin City clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Spartans score first50%

Spartans win after scoring first50%

Elgin City score first25%

Elgin City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartans 100% · Elgin City 33%

Avg first goal minute: Spartans 18.0' · Elgin City 25.0'

Vs league average

Spartans score at home3.25 vs 2.17

Spartans concede at home2.25 vs 1.34

Elgin City score away2.25 vs 1.34

Elgin City concede away1.75 vs 2.17

Spartans score 50% above league average, while Elgin City score 68% above league average.

Defensive side: Spartans are 68% above league average at home, and Elgin City are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 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

Elgin City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

46-60 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

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

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

29'

29' M. Gallagher

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. McNulty

Normal Goal

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. MacIver

Penalty

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

K. Hester

Normal Goal

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

K. Hester

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Murray

52'

52' Kyle Girvan

57'

57' J. Murray

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Grant

1st substitution · For: Owen Cairns

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Gallagher

2nd substitution · For: L. Hyde

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

M. McNulty

Penalty

70'

70' B. Whyte

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Dishington

1st substitution · For: R. Dinanga

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Walls

2nd substitution · For: M. Mudie

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Lewis Mackay

3rd substitution · For: A. Morgan-Cummings

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

R. Dinanga

Normal Goal

80'

80' J. MacIver

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ O. Colloty

4th substitution · For: Lyall Booth

Spartans vs Elgin City 3-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Spartans drew 3-3 with Elgin City on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in League Two. It was played at Ainslie Park Stadium.

First half: M. Gallagher received a yellow card for Elgin City at 29'. Spartans took the lead at 30' when M. McNulty scored, making the score 1-0. Elgin City leveled the score at 33' when J. MacIver scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Elgin City took the lead at 43' when K. Hester scored, making the score 1-2.

Second half: Elgin City extended the lead at 49' when K. Hester scored, with the assist credited to J. Murray, making the score 1-3. Kyle Girvan received a yellow card for Elgin City at 52'. J. Murray received a yellow card for Elgin City at 57'. Elgin City made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Grant replacing Owen Cairns. Elgin City made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Gallagher replacing L. Hyde. Spartans reduced the deficit at 66' when M. McNulty scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. B. Whyte received a yellow card for Spartans at 70'. Spartans made their 1st substitution at 71', with J. Dishington replacing R. Dinanga. Spartans made their 2nd substitution at 71', with B. Walls replacing M. Mudie. Elgin City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Lewis Mackay replacing A. Morgan-Cummings. Spartans leveled the score at 78' when R. Dinanga scored, making the score 3-3. J. MacIver received a yellow card for Elgin City at 80'. Elgin City made their 4th substitution at 84', with O. Colloty replacing Lyall Booth.

Spartans used 2 substitutions while Elgin City used 4 substitutions. Spartans got 1 yellow card, while Elgin City got 4 yellow cards.