Match Report
The table read 3rd (Stranraer, 10 pts) against 4th (Spartans, 9 pts), 1 points apart. Per game in the league, Stranraer were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1, Spartans 2.33 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Stranraer. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Stranraer against 8/15 for Spartans.
Across 12 recorded meetings, Stranraer have 5 wins to Spartans's 5, with 2 draws, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 58%.
The match was played at Stair Park (capacity 6,250). D. Graves took charge of the match — our records show 51 games refereed with an average of 1.7 yellow cards per game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stranraer: M. McLuckie (67')
Key stats
Possession: Stranraer 25% · Spartans 75% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 10-7