Match Report
The table read 16th (Hearts U21, 29 pts) against 15th (Stirling University, 31 pts), 2 points apart. Per game in the league, Hearts U21 were scoring 1.24 and conceding 2.26, Stirling University 1.52 and 2.42, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
Hearts U21 entered with four losses in a row.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hearts U21 2, draws 1, Stirling University 2, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Prestonfield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,099. On the scoreboard, Stirling University led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Hearts U21: Connor Dow (53'), Tommy North (62') · Stirling University: Archie Gibson (43')