Match Report
44 points for Elgin City (6th), 47 for Stranraer (5th): a 3-point gap. On recent form Elgin City sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Elgin City ran at 1.42 scored and 1.53 conceded, Stranraer at 1.28 and 1.28.
12 meetings are on record — 5 won by Elgin City, 4 by Stranraer, 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 42% of those meetings. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Borough Briggs, capacity 3,927, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Stranraer: Robbie Foster (88')
Key stats
Possession: Elgin City 56% · Stranraer 44% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 5-7