Elgin City vs Forfar Athletic

Elgin City

1 - 1

Forfar Athletic

🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Borough Briggs 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Elgin City 5 · Forfar Athletic 6

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Elgin City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

10 / 7

Avg: 2.50 / 1.75

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

2.50

0.75

1.75

2.50

75%

O2.5

50%

75%

BTTS

75%

Score 1st

25%

League-position context

Elgin City rank5th

Forfar Athletic rank6th

Elgin City points11

Forfar Athletic points11

Elgin City: #5 · 11 pts · GD +5

5 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 2 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.

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

Elgin City last 5 home

L W W D

Points7/12

Weighted index53

Goals10-7

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.

Elgin City trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

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

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

Elgin City score at home100%

Elgin City clean sheet at home25%

Forfar Athletic score away75%

Forfar Athletic clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Elgin City score first75%

Elgin City win after scoring first67%

Forfar Athletic score first25%

Forfar Athletic win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Elgin City 0% · Forfar Athletic 33%

Avg first goal minute: Elgin City 25.0' · Forfar Athletic 68.0'

Vs league average

Elgin City score at home2.50 vs 2.08

Elgin City concede at home1.75 vs 1.40

Forfar Athletic score away0.75 vs 1.40

Forfar Athletic concede away2.50 vs 2.08

Elgin City score 20% above league average, while Forfar Athletic score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Elgin City are 25% above league average at home, and Forfar Athletic are 20% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Elgin City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 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

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' A. Mailer

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Kyle Girvan

Normal Goal · Assist: J. MacIver

38'

38' A. Lynas

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

S. Shepherd

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Brown

45'

45' M. Grant

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ Kieron Willox

1st substitution · For: O. Colloty

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Lyall Booth

2nd substitution · For: E. Towler

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Grant

3rd substitution · For: L. Scullion

72'

72' A. Arnott

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ S. Shepherd

1st substitution · For: B. Alston

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Brown

2nd substitution · For: R. MacLean

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Dingwall

4th substitution · For: Lewis Mackay

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Hester

5th substitution · For: C. Brown

85'

85' M. Lemon

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Haddow

3rd substitution · For: Callum Wilson

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

Elgin City drew 1-1 with Forfar Athletic on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in League Two. It was played at Borough Briggs.

First half: A. Mailer received a yellow card for Forfar Athletic at 14'. Elgin City took the lead at 18' when Kyle Girvan scored, with the assist credited to J. MacIver, making the score 1-0. A. Lynas received a yellow card for Forfar Athletic at 38'. Forfar Athletic leveled the score at 39' when S. Shepherd scored, with the assist credited to A. Brown, making the score 1-1. M. Grant received a yellow card for Elgin City at 45'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Elgin City made their 1st substitution at 53', with Kieron Willox replacing O. Colloty. Elgin City made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Lyall Booth replacing E. Towler. Elgin City made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Grant replacing L. Scullion. A. Arnott received a yellow card for Forfar Athletic at 72'. Forfar Athletic made their 1st substitution at 74', with S. Shepherd replacing B. Alston. Forfar Athletic made their 2nd substitution at 74', with A. Brown replacing R. MacLean. Elgin City made their 4th substitution at 80', with R. Dingwall replacing Lewis Mackay. Elgin City made their 5th substitution at 80', with K. Hester replacing C. Brown. M. Lemon received a yellow card for Forfar Athletic at 85'. Forfar Athletic made their 3rd substitution at 86', with A. Haddow replacing Callum Wilson.

Elgin City used 5 substitutions while Forfar Athletic used 3 substitutions. Elgin City got 1 yellow card, while Forfar Athletic got 4 yellow cards.