Match Report
East Kilbride, 1st with 69 points, sat 22 points above Stranraer (5th, 47). In league terms the two rates read 1.28/1.28 for Stranraer and 2.14/1.28 for East Kilbride (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Stranraer. East Kilbride arrived on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Stranraer had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; East Kilbride, 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Stranraer wins, 3 for East Kilbride, 0 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stair Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,250. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stranraer: Matthew Gillies (13'), Lewis Reid (60') · East Kilbride: John Robertson (12')
Key stats
Possession: Stranraer 62% · East Kilbride 38% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 7-3