Spartans vs Edinburgh City

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🕒 Sat, 26 Dec 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Ainslie Park Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 not started
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Spartans 4 · Edinburgh City 3

Team Overview

Spartans (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-3-0

Goals For / Against

13 / 9
Avg: 3.25 / 2.25

Points

6
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
Edinburgh City (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

10 / 6
Avg: 2.50 / 1.50

Points

7
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0

Match Prediction Angles

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

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
1.75
3.25
GF
2.50
2.25
GA
1.50
100%
O2.5
100%
100%
BTTS
75%
50%
Score 1st
100%

League-position context

Spartans rank4th
Edinburgh City rank3rd
Spartans points12
Edinburgh City points14
Spartans: #4 · 12 pts · GD +4
4 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Spartans last 5 home

W D D D
Points6/12
Weighted index60
Goals13-9
Record1-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Edinburgh City last 5 away

W L W D
Points7/12
Weighted index63
Goals10-6
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.

Spartans trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 25%

Edinburgh City trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Spartans score at home100%
Spartans clean sheet at home0%
Edinburgh City score away100%
Edinburgh City clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Spartans score first50%
Spartans win after scoring first50%
Edinburgh City score first100%
Edinburgh City win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Spartans 100% · Edinburgh City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Spartans 18.0' · Edinburgh City 15.3'

Vs league average

Spartans score at home3.25 vs 2.08
Spartans concede at home2.25 vs 1.40
Edinburgh City score away2.50 vs 1.40
Edinburgh City concede away1.50 vs 2.08
Spartans score 57% above league average, while Edinburgh City score 79% above league average.
Defensive side: Spartans are 61% above league average at home, and Edinburgh City are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Spartans goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 3
31-45 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0

Edinburgh City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 70% 2H scored: 30% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 1
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (55.6%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Spartans vs Edinburgh City Head-to-Head History by Season