Match Report
The table read 17th (Gretna 2008, 28 pts) against 18th (East Stirlingshire, 18 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed East Stirlingshire 10th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.83 goals per team per game, Gretna 2008 ran at 1.47 scored and 2.65 conceded, East Stirlingshire at 1.41 and 2.76.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Gretna 2008, 3 by East Stirlingshire, 1 drawn, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Raydale Park (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Gretna 2008: Sam Atkinson (90') · East Stirlingshire: Stephen O'Neill (38')