Stirling vs Spartans Head to Head, Prediction
Forthbank Stadium
Sat 05 Sep 2026 · 15:00 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
3.68
Draw
3.56
Away Win
1.85
Match Report
Full Time
0 – 2
Match Events ?
Stirling
Spartans
23'
⚽ M. Stowe (B. Walls)
M. Thomas 🟨
64'
71'
🟨 B. Whyte
J. Allan 🟨
81'
83'
🟨 M. Mudie
88'
⚽ B. Whyte (C. Russell)
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
Data favours
Spartans
Spartans rate stronger across every major category. They lead recent form, attack, defence and head-to-head, giving Spartans a slight edge.
Leads 4 of 4 major categories
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Spartans stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Spartans stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Spartans stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Spartans stronger
HomeAway
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Market direction
Strong shift towards Spartans
Spartans's odds have shortened, meaning the market now rates a Spartans win as more likely than it did 5 days ago.
Movement strength: Strong
Match odds movement
Consensus market-implied chance, first comparable snapshot → latest
Stirling win
Latest market chance 23.8%
Strong drift
Market chance decreased
30.0% → 23.8%
−6.2 pts
Draw
Latest market chance 25.6%
Steady
Market view unchanged
25.9% → 25.6%
−0.3 pts
Spartans win
Latest market chance 50.5%
Strong shortening
Market chance increased
44.1% → 50.5%
+6.4 pts
Percentage-point change in market-implied chance. Positive = market moved towards the outcome.
Stirling
Draw
Spartans
3 common bookmakers compared at each snapshot · First comparable snapshot 5 days before kickoff
Odds shortening means the market is pricing an outcome as more likely than before; drifting means less likely. It does not tell us why the market moved or whether the new price represents value.
Team Comparison
StirlingSpartans
Season Profile
This season
9th
League Position
6th
5
Games Played
5
0.80
Points/Game
1.20
1.20
Goals/Game
2.40
2.40
Conceded/Game
2.20
9.2
Shots/Game
11.0
4.9
Shots on Target
5.4
Home vs Away Context
Stirling at home (4 matches) vs Spartans away (4 matches)
1.25
Points/Game
1.50
1.25
Goals/Game
1.50
1.25
Conceded/Game
1.50
25%
Win Rate
50%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Stirling
Home form
W
D
D
W
D
Unbeaten in last 5 at home
3 of these matches from last season.
1.8
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.2
Goals conceded
per match
per match
5/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
2/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Spartans
Away form
W
W
D
W
L
Won 3 of last 5 away
3 of these matches from last season.
2.2
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.0
Goals conceded
per match
per match
4/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
2/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Stirling Wins
1
Draws
3
Spartans Wins
1
Avg Goals
2.4
Stirling2 – 2Spartans
Spartans2 – 0Stirling
Stirling1 – 1Spartans
Spartans1 – 3Stirling
Spartans0 – 0Stirling
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Stirlingvs
Spartans
Recent Scoring Profile
1.30
Goals scored / game
2.10
2.20
Goals conceded / game
1.60
8/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
7/10
7/10
Both Teams Scored
7/10
2/10
Failed to Score
1/10
Market Goal Expectation
2+2+ goals(Over 1.5)
3+3+ goals(Over 2.5)
4+4+ goals(Over 3.5)
BTTSBoth teams score
Market-implied probabilities after removing bookmaker margin. Consensus across up to 5 bookmakers.
3+ Goals (Over 2.5)
First comparable 55.5%→Latest 55.3%−0.2 pts
Steady — little change since the first comparable snapshot
The market is more cautious on 3+ goals than both teams' recent records.
Both Teams To Score
First comparable 58.6%→Latest 57.6%−1.0 pts
Slight move away from both teams scoring
The market is more cautious on both teams scoring than both teams' recent records.
5 of Stirling's 10 matches and 5 of Spartans's 10 matches are from last season.
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