Match Report
Level on 10 points, Kelty Hearts (15th) and Annan Athletic (12th) met as equals in the table. Annan Athletic had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Kelty Hearts were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1, Annan Athletic 2.5 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.88 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 2 for Kelty Hearts, 4 for Annan Athletic and 4 drawn, at 3.3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
New Central Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,600. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Kelty Hearts: Innes Murray (72')
Key stats
Possession: Kelty Hearts 57% · Annan Athletic 43% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 9-1