Match Report
30 points for Stirling Lions (6th), 25 for Western Knights (7th): a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Western Knights: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Stirling Lions were scoring 1.82 and conceding 1.73, Western Knights 1.73 and 1.82, against a competition average of 1.81 goals per team per game.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Stirling Lions 3, draws 3, Western Knights 2, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. History points to goals: 63% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
Macedonia Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Stirling Lions: Calvin Whitney (47'), Callum Mckenzie (82'), Alexander Tanevski (88') · Western Knights: Harry O'Brien (90')
Key stats
Possession: Stirling Lions 48% · Western Knights 52% · Total shots: 11-20 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 2-11