Edinburgh City vs Forfar Athletic

Edinburgh City

1 - 1

Forfar Athletic

🕒 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Meadowbank Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Edinburgh City 3 · Forfar Athletic 6

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Edinburgh City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

9 / 9

Avg: 2.25 / 2.25

Points

Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Forfar Athletic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-2-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 10

Avg: 0.75 / 2.50

Points

Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.75

PPG

0.50

2.25

0.75

2.25

2.50

50%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

75%

50%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Edinburgh City rank3rd

Forfar Athletic rank6th

Edinburgh City points14

Forfar Athletic points11

Edinburgh City: #3 · 14 pts · GD +4

2 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Forfar Athletic: #6 · 11 pts · GD -5

5 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Edinburgh City last 5 home

W D W L

Points7/12

Weighted index70

Goals9-9

Record2-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Forfar Athletic last 5 away

L D L D

Points2/12

Weighted index13

Goals3-10

Record0-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Edinburgh City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Forfar Athletic trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Edinburgh City score at home75%

Edinburgh City clean sheet at home25%

Forfar Athletic score away75%

Forfar Athletic clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Edinburgh City score first50%

Edinburgh City win after scoring first100%

Forfar Athletic score first25%

Forfar Athletic win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Edinburgh City 50% · Forfar Athletic 33%

Avg first goal minute: Edinburgh City 47.0' · Forfar Athletic 68.0'

Vs league average

Edinburgh City score at home2.25 vs 2.08

Edinburgh City concede at home2.25 vs 1.40

Forfar Athletic score away0.75 vs 1.40

Forfar Athletic concede away2.50 vs 2.08

Edinburgh City score 8% above league average, while Forfar Athletic score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Edinburgh City are 61% above league average at home, and Forfar Athletic are 20% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Edinburgh City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

16-30 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Forfar Athletic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' A. Haddow

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ J. Walker

1st substitution · For: E. Glasgow

40'

40' J. McGregor

53'

53' A. Lynas

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ L. Walker

2nd substitution · For: T. North

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Alston

1st substitution · For: A. Brown

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Shepherd

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Wyllie

74'

74' I. Lawson

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. McGregor

Normal Goal · Assist: T. North

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Keir Foster

Missed Penalty · Assist: Keir Foster

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Keir Foster

3rd substitution · For: C. Bunker

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. McGregor

4th substitution · For: Callum Brodie

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Rennie

2nd substitution · For: Callum Wilson

86'

86' Callum Brodie

88'

88' E. Glasgow

Edinburgh City vs Forfar Athletic 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Edinburgh City drew 1-1 with Forfar Athletic on Friday, 28 August 2026 in League Two. It was played at Meadowbank Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. A. Haddow received a yellow card for Forfar Athletic at 18'. Edinburgh City made their 1st substitution at 39', with J. Walker replacing E. Glasgow. J. McGregor received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 40'.

Second half: A. Lynas received a yellow card for Forfar Athletic at 53'. Edinburgh City made their 2nd substitution at 62', with L. Walker replacing T. North. Forfar Athletic made their 1st substitution at 63', with B. Alston replacing A. Brown. Forfar Athletic took the lead at 68' when S. Shepherd scored, with the assist credited to J. Wyllie, making the score 0-1. I. Lawson received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 74'. Edinburgh City leveled the score at 78' when J. McGregor scored, with the assist credited to T. North, making the score 1-1. Edinburgh City took the lead at 80' when Keir Foster scored, with the assist credited to Keir Foster (Missed Penalty), making the score 2-1. Edinburgh City made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Keir Foster replacing C. Bunker. Edinburgh City made their 4th substitution at 81', with J. McGregor replacing Callum Brodie. Forfar Athletic made their 2nd substitution at 83', with M. Rennie replacing Callum Wilson. Callum Brodie received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 86'. E. Glasgow received a yellow card for Edinburgh City at 88'.

Edinburgh City used 4 substitutions while Forfar Athletic used 2 substitutions. Edinburgh City got 4 yellow cards, while Forfar Athletic got 2 yellow cards.