Match Report
The table read 9th (Airdrieonians, 3 pts) against 2nd (Ross County, 12 pts), 9 points apart. Per game in the league, Airdrieonians were scoring 0.4 and conceding 1.6, Ross County 2.5 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Ross County had won five straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Airdrieonians, 15/15 for Ross County.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 2 Airdrieonians wins, 6 for Ross County, 2 draws, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 70% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
C. Stirling took charge of the match — our records show 25 games refereed with an average of 0.0 yellow cards per game. The venue was Excelsior Stadium, with room for 10,171 spectators. On the scoreboard, Ross County led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Airdrieonians: Lewis Gibson (50') · Ross County: Adam Emslie (25'), Jamie Lindsay (33'), Akil Wright (74')
Key stats
Possession: Airdrieonians 8% · Ross County 92% · Total shots: 6-12 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 4-7