Match Report
38 points separated the sides: Stenhousemuir 2nd on 67, Kelty Hearts 10th on 29. Kelty Hearts ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Stenhousemuir were scoring 1.39 and conceding 0.75, Kelty Hearts 0.92 and 1.72, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Stenhousemuir in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Kelty Hearts were winless in 12. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Stenhousemuir against 4/15 for Kelty Hearts.
9 meetings are on record — 3 won by Stenhousemuir, 3 by Kelty Hearts, 3 drawn, at 1.56 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 22% of the meetings.
On the scoreboard, Stenhousemuir led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Stenhousemuir: Ross Taylor (7'), Matthew Aitken (82')
Key stats
Possession: Stenhousemuir 64% · Kelty Hearts 36% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 7-4