Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Celtic II (9th, 46 pts) and Gretna 2008 (17th, 28 pts). Celtic II had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Gretna 2008 1.47 scored and 2.65 conceded per game, Celtic II 2.15 and 2.09, with the league averaging 1.83.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Gretna 2008, 2 draws and 4 for Celtic II, at 5.33 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 83% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Raydale Park in Gretna staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. On the scoreboard, Celtic II led 2-1 at the break; 6 second-half goals set the final 4-5.