Match Report
The table read 4th (Edinburgh City, 8 pts) against 1st (Elgin City, 11 pts), 3 points apart. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Edinburgh City ran at 1.4 scored and 1.6 conceded, Elgin City at 3.4 and 1.
Elgin City had lost four in a row.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Edinburgh City 4, draws 4, Elgin City 4, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 58%.
G. Hanvidge took charge of the match — our records show 35 games refereed with an average of 1.3 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Meadowbank Stadium (capacity 16,500). On the scoreboard, Elgin City led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-5.
Goal scorers
Elgin City: Jack Murray (25'), Lewis Hyde (28'), Josh Grigor (31' og), Kevin Girvan (61'), Jack MacIver (89')
Key stats
Possession: Edinburgh City 58% · Elgin City 42% · Total shots: 7-10 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 3-5