Match Report
6th against 7th, but level on points: Edinburgh City and Forfar Athletic both had 8. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.83 for Edinburgh City and 1/1.33 for Forfar Athletic (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Edinburgh City. Edinburgh City had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Forfar Athletic, 7.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Edinburgh City, 4 draws and 1 for Forfar Athletic, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
The referee was G. Soutar, with 57 matches in our database and 2.4 yellows per game on average. Meadowbank Stadium, capacity 16,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Edinburgh City: Jordan McGregor (77') · Forfar Athletic: Scott Shepherd (68')
Key stats
Possession: Edinburgh City 56% · Forfar Athletic 44% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 10-8