Spartans vs Stirling Albion

2 - 0

🕒 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Vanloq Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Spartans 2 · Stirling Albion 10

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

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

Stirling Albion (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 33

Avg: 1.50 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

1.22

1.50

0.94

1.83

39%

O2.5

67%

44%

BTTS

72%

28%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Spartans rank2nd

Stirling Albion rank10th

Spartans points64

Stirling Albion points38

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.

Stirling Albion: #10 · 38 pts · GD -17

26 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

26-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.

Stirling Albion last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals8-12

Record0-2-3

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 2.539%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.550%

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

Stirling Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Spartans score at home83%

Spartans clean sheet at home44%

Stirling Albion score away78%

Stirling Albion clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Spartans score first28%

Spartans win after scoring first60%

Stirling Albion score first11%

Stirling Albion win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartans 50% · Stirling Albion 29%

Avg first goal minute: Spartans 48.8' · Stirling Albion 71.0'

Vs league average

Spartans score at home1.22 vs 1.53

Spartans concede at home0.94 vs 1.41

Stirling Albion score away1.50 vs 1.41

Stirling Albion concede away1.83 vs 1.53

Spartans score 20% below league average, while Stirling Albion score 7% above league average.

Defensive side: Spartans are 33% below league average at home, and Stirling Albion are 20% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Stirling Albion goal timing (away)

1H scored: 11% 2H scored: 89% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

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

29'

29' R. Shanley

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Stowe

Normal Goal · Assist: M. McNulty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Brown

1st substitution · For: D. Hilson

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Stowe

Normal Goal · Assist: M. McNulty

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ B. Whyte

1st substitution · For: M. Aiken

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. McNulty

2nd substitution · For: S. Lawless

70'

70' R. McNab

71'

71' C. Goldie

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Hilson

2nd substitution · For: H. Welsh

86'

86' L. Hamilton

90+2'

90+2' K. Waugh

Spartans vs Stirling Albion 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Spartans beat Stirling Albion 2-0 on Tuesday, 03 March 2026 in League Two. It was played at The Vanloq Community Stadium.

First half: R. Shanley received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 29'. Spartans took the lead at 33' when M. Stowe scored, with the assist credited to M. McNulty, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Stirling Albion made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Brown replacing D. Hilson. Spartans extended the lead at 48' when M. Stowe scored, with the assist credited to M. McNulty, making the score 2-0. Spartans made their 1st substitution at 66', with B. Whyte replacing M. Aiken. Spartans made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. McNulty replacing S. Lawless. R. McNab received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 70'. C. Goldie received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 71'. Stirling Albion made their 2nd substitution at 72', with D. Hilson replacing H. Welsh. L. Hamilton received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 86'. K. Waugh received a yellow card for Spartans at 90+2'.

Spartans used 2 substitutions while Stirling Albion used 2 substitutions. Spartans got 1 yellow card, while Stirling Albion got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	9
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (44.4%)
BTTS	4 (44.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

Spartans vs Stirling Albion Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

05 Sep 2026 Stirling Albion vs Spartans 0 - 2

2025-2026 Season

02 May 2026 Stirling Albion vs Spartans 2 - 2 03 Mar 2026 Spartans vs Stirling Albion 2 - 0 13 Dec 2025 Stirling Albion vs Spartans 1 - 1 20 Sep 2025 Spartans vs Stirling Albion 1 - 3

2024-2025 Season

08 Mar 2025 Spartans vs Stirling Albion 0 - 0 04 Feb 2025 Stirling Albion vs Spartans 1 - 3 16 Nov 2024 Spartans vs Stirling Albion 3 - 0 31 Aug 2024 Stirling Albion vs Spartans 1 - 0