Stranraer vs Elgin City

Stranraer

1 - 2

Elgin City

🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stair Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Stranraer 5 · Elgin City 6

Team Overview

Stranraer (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-7-6

Goals For / Against

22 / 23

Avg: 1.22 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Elgin City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-8-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 29

Avg: 1.28 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 0.94

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

1.22

PPG

0.94

1.22

1.28

1.61

44%

O2.5

61%

78%

BTTS

72%

22%

Score 1st

League-position context

Stranraer rank5th

Elgin City rank6th

Stranraer points47

Elgin City points44

Stranraer: #5 · 47 pts · GD +0

17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Elgin City: #6 · 44 pts · GD -4

20 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Stranraer last 5 home

D L D W W

Points8/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-5

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.

Elgin City last 5 away

D D L W L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals8-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stranraer trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Elgin City trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Stranraer score at home78%

Stranraer clean sheet at home6%

Elgin City score away78%

Elgin City clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Stranraer score first22%

Stranraer win after scoring first25%

Elgin City score first6%

Elgin City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Stranraer 50% · Elgin City 67%

Avg first goal minute: Stranraer 40.0' · Elgin City 43.0'

Vs league average

Stranraer score at home1.22 vs 1.53

Stranraer concede at home1.28 vs 1.41

Elgin City score away1.28 vs 1.41

Elgin City concede away1.61 vs 1.53

Stranraer score 20% below league average, while Elgin City score 9% below league average.

Defensive side: Stranraer are 9% below league average at home, and Elgin City are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

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

Stranraer goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Elgin City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

31-45 0

76-90+ 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

17' ⚽

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17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Clelland

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Lang

21'

21' J. Murray

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Hester

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gallagher

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ K. McKnight

1st substitution · For: A. Quigg

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ E. Dunne

2nd substitution · For: S. Docherty

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. McManus

3rd substitution · For: J. Dolan

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. Clelland

4th substitution · For: C. O'Donnell

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Gallagher

1st substitution · For: J. Walker

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Machado

2nd substitution · For: L. Hyde

81'

81' S. Docherty

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Dom Plank

5th substitution · For: R. Hughes

Stranraer vs Elgin City 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Elgin City beat Stranraer 2-1 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in League Two. It was played at Stair Park.

First half: Stranraer took the lead at 17' when D. Clelland scored, with the assist credited to D. Lang, making the score 1-0. J. Murray received a yellow card for Elgin City at 21'. Elgin City leveled the score at 44' when K. Hester scored, with the assist credited to M. Gallagher, making the score 1-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Stranraer made their 1st substitution at 59', with K. McKnight replacing A. Quigg. Stranraer made their 2nd substitution at 69', with E. Dunne replacing S. Docherty. Stranraer made their 3rd substitution at 69', with D. McManus replacing J. Dolan. Stranraer made their 4th substitution at 69', with D. Clelland replacing C. O'Donnell. Elgin City made their 1st substitution at 76', with M. Gallagher replacing J. Walker. Elgin City made their 2nd substitution at 76', with M. Machado replacing L. Hyde. S. Docherty received a yellow card for Stranraer at 81'. Stranraer made their 5th substitution at 84', with Dom Plank replacing R. Hughes.

Stranraer used 5 substitutions while Elgin City used 2 substitutions. Stranraer got 1 yellow card, while Elgin City got 1 yellow card.