Match Report
Arbroath went into the game 4th in the table on 4 points; Annan Athletic sat 5th on 0 — a 4-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Annan Athletic: only 34th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Arbroath 1.5 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Annan Athletic 1 and 5.25, with the league averaging 1.68.
5 games without a win framed Arbroath's arrival. A win had eluded Annan Athletic for 8 matches.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Arbroath 4, draws 0, Annan Athletic 2, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more.
Gayfield Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,900. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arbroath led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
Arbroath: Arran Pettifer (29'), Arran Pettifer (32'), Arran Pettifer (45'), Nikolay Todorov (81'), Rocco Hickey-Fugaccia (64'), Gavin Reilly (51')
Key stats
Possession: Arbroath 50% · Annan Athletic 50% · Total shots: 18-3 · On target: 9-0 · Corners: 1-4