Stirling Albion vs Annan Athletic

Stirling Albion

2 - 0

Annan Athletic

🕒 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Forthbank Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Stirling Albion 10 · Annan Athletic 7

Team Overview

Stirling Albion (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-8-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 30

Avg: 1.06 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 0.94

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Annan Athletic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-11

Goals For / Against

16 / 27

Avg: 0.89 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 0.72

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

0.94

PPG

0.72

1.06

0.89

1.67

1.50

50%

O2.5

56%

BTTS

44%

22%

Score 1st

League-position context

Stirling Albion rank10th

Annan Athletic rank7th

Stirling Albion points38

Annan Athletic points41

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

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

Annan Athletic: #7 · 41 pts · GD -11

23 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 3 pts from safety.

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

Stirling Albion last 5 home

D D W L D

Points6/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-8

Record1-3-1

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.

Annan Athletic last 5 away

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-11

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.

Stirling Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Annan Athletic trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Stirling Albion score at home72%

Stirling Albion clean sheet at home22%

Annan Athletic score away56%

Annan Athletic clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Stirling Albion score first22%

Stirling Albion win after scoring first25%

Annan Athletic score first6%

Annan Athletic win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Stirling Albion 25% · Annan Athletic 14%

Avg first goal minute: Stirling Albion 33.3' · Annan Athletic 78.0'

Vs league average

Stirling Albion score at home1.06 vs 1.53

Stirling Albion concede at home1.67 vs 1.41

Annan Athletic score away0.89 vs 1.41

Annan Athletic concede away1.50 vs 1.53

Stirling Albion score 31% below league average, while Annan Athletic score 37% below league average.

Defensive side: Stirling Albion are 19% above league average at home, and Annan Athletic are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Stirling Albion goal timing (home)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Annan Athletic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

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

—

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

26'

26' K. Watson

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Russell

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Shanley

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ P. McGowan

1st substitution · For: J. Sowa

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ P. Smith

2nd substitution · For: C. Maxwell

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. McNab

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Russell

71'

71' R. McNab

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ R. Shanley

1st substitution · For: H. Welsh

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. Dixon

3rd substitution · For: J. Mumbongo

90+1'

90+1' R. McLean

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

Stirling Albion beat Annan Athletic 2-0 on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 in League Two. It was played at Forthbank Stadium.

First half: K. Watson received a yellow card for Annan Athletic at 26'. Stirling Albion took the lead at 40' when M. Russell scored, with the assist credited to R. Shanley, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Annan Athletic made their 1st substitution at 61', with P. McGowan replacing J. Sowa. Annan Athletic made their 2nd substitution at 61', with P. Smith replacing C. Maxwell. Stirling Albion extended the lead at 66' when R. McNab scored, with the assist credited to M. Russell, making the score 2-0. R. McNab received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 71'. Stirling Albion made their 1st substitution at 86', with R. Shanley replacing H. Welsh. Annan Athletic made their 3rd substitution at 86', with J. Dixon replacing J. Mumbongo. R. McLean received a yellow card for Stirling Albion at 90+1'.

Stirling Albion used 1 substitution while Annan Athletic used 3 substitutions. Stirling Albion got 2 yellow cards, while Annan Athletic got 1 yellow card.