Match Report
32 points separated the sides: Broxburn Athletic 7th on 50, East Stirlingshire 18th on 18. Broxburn Athletic had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.83 goals per team per game, East Stirlingshire ran at 1.41 scored and 2.76 conceded, Broxburn Athletic at 1.97 and 1.79.
East Stirlingshire arrived off four straight defeats. Over the last five, East Stirlingshire had taken 1 of 15 points to Broxburn Athletic's 9.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by East Stirlingshire, 4 by Broxburn Athletic, 0 drawn, at 5.25 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Ochilview Park, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Broxburn Athletic led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Broxburn Athletic: Chris O'Kane (36'), Errol Douglas (80'), Jon Robertson (72')