Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Civil Service Strollers 14th with 38 points, East Stirlingshire 18th with 18, 20 apart. East Stirlingshire had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.19/2.28 for Civil Service Strollers and 1.41/2.76 for East Stirlingshire (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.83.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Civil Service Strollers 2, draws 4, East Stirlingshire 1, at 1.29 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 14% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
Civil Service Sports Ground, capacity 20,421, hosted the game. 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
Civil Service Strollers: Alieu Faye (90')