Match Report
Cumbernauld Colts went into the game 6th in the table on 56 points; Tranent Juniors sat 4th on 66 — a 10-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Cumbernauld Colts 2.12 scored and 1.56 conceded per game, Tranent Juniors 1.88 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.83.
Defeat had not touched Tranent Juniors in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 0 Cumbernauld Colts wins, 5 for Tranent Juniors, 1 draw, at 4.17 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
Broadwood Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,029. Cumbernauld Colts led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cumbernauld Colts: Abraham Osemeke (16') · Tranent Juniors: Euan Bauld (54'), Harry Girdwood (65')
Key stats
Possession: Cumbernauld Colts 47% · Tranent Juniors 53% · Total shots: 5-9 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 4-9