Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Cowdenbeath (11th, 45 pts) and Gretna 2008 (17th, 28 pts). The last five rounds placed Cowdenbeath 7th in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.83 goals per team per game, Cowdenbeath ran at 1.5 scored and 1.56 conceded, Gretna 2008 at 1.47 and 2.65.
Gretna 2008 had been beaten in eight straight games. From the last five rounds, Cowdenbeath held 7 points of 15 and Gretna 2008 0.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Cowdenbeath, 0 for Gretna 2008 and 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Central Park, with room for 4,370 spectators. Gretna 2008 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cowdenbeath: Mauchin (66'), 3 goals with no recorded scorer · Gretna 2008: Anderson (90'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer