The contest between Stirling and Spartans is a tight one, with the model favouring a home win at 39%. Draws sit at 27% and an away victory at 34%. The expected total of 2.8 goals points to a modestly high-scoring affair, and the most likely scoreline is 1-1 with a 12.9% chance. Stirling, playing at home against a stronger opponent, averages 1.5 goals scored and 1.62 conceded, while Spartans, on the road to a weaker side, average 1.0 scored and 1.33 conceded. Suggested selections include Over 2.5 cards at 81.9%, Over 1.5 goals at 78.8%, Under 25.5 fouls at 78.0%, Under 11.5 corners at 74.6% and Under 5.5 cards at 71.4%. Stirling’s recent form shows a dip after a 0-4 loss to Elgin, whereas Spartans are fresh from a 3-3 draw with Clyde. The match remains finely balanced, with the model’s pick clearly the home win.
Results analysis
The surprise came early as the pre-match favourite, Stirling, failed to deliver, with Spartans clinching a 1-3 victory. Stirling entered the game on a shaky run, having lost their last match 0-4 to Elgin, while Spartans were buoyed by a recent 3-3 draw with Clyde. The model had tipped a home win with a 39% probability, but the prediction proved wrong. The model’s selections were largely accurate: Over 2.5 cards hit at 81.9%, Over 1.5 goals at 78.8%, Under 25.5 fouls at 78.0%, Under 11.5 corners at 74.6%, and Under 5.5 cards at 71.4%. All these picks were fulfilled, underscoring the match’s unpredictability.
🎯 1. Model Analysis
Stirling win✗ Miss
38.7%
Avg Implied 32.9% · @ 2.78
Edge
+5.8%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
27.4%
Avg Implied 29.0% · @ 3.16
Edge
-1.6%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Spartans win✓ Hit
33.9%
Avg Implied 38.1% · @ 2.40
Edge
-4.2%
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
⚽ 2. Goal Analysis
Stirling
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
3.9
Avg scored
1.8
Avg conceded
2.1
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.53
1.67
1.50
1.57
1.56
1.75
vs Stronger (16)
1.31
1.81
1.50
1.62
1.12
2.00
vs Similar (11)
1.82
1.64
1.20
1.60
2.33
1.67
vs Weaker (3)
1.67
1.00
3.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
Clean sheet %
20% (-7pp vs league)
This opponent (Spartans) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Spartans
Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
3.2
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
1.6
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
1.27
1.30
1.20
1.07
1.33
1.53
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (17)
1.24
1.41
0.88
1.12
1.56
1.67
vs Weaker (13)
1.31
1.15
1.57
1.00
1.00
1.33
Clean sheet %
40% (+13pp vs league)
This opponent (Stirling) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Total goals distribution
The model estimates around 2.8 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (25%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
78.8%
Under 1.5
21.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
54.1%
@ 2.02+7.8%
Under 2.5
45.9%
@ 1.74-7.8%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
31.8%
Under 3.5
68.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
58.7%
No
41.3%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.
Correct score
Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
12.9%
2-1
8.7%
1-2
8.0%
1-0
7.4%
0-0
7.0%
0-1
6.8%
2-0
6.3%
2-2
5.9%
Stirling goals ↓
Spartans goals →
0
1
2
3
4
0
7.0%
6.8%
5.5%
2.5%
0.9%
1
7.4%
13%
8.0%
3.7%
1.3%
2
6.3%
8.7%
5.9%
2.7%
0.9%
3
3.1%
4.3%
2.9%
1.3%
0.5%
4
1.1%
1.6%
1.1%
0.5%
0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Stirling goals (down), columns = Spartans goals (across).
💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis
🏆 Total PPG
Points / game
Peterhead
1.83
East Fife
1.81
Edinburgh City
1.56
Elgin
1.53
Spartans
1.44
Stirling
1.33
Clyde
1.19
Bonnyrigg Rose
1.17
Stranraer
1.11
Forfar
1.00
Stirling is 0.11 points worse than Spartans in terms of average points per game (1.33 vs 1.44).
⚔️ Attack
Goals scored / game
East Fife
1.81
Edinburgh City
1.50
Peterhead
1.44
Stirling
1.39
Clyde
1.36
Spartans
1.33
Elgin
1.33
Bonnyrigg Rose
1.11
Stranraer
0.94
Forfar
0.81
Stirling is 0.06 goals better than Spartans in terms of goals scored per game (1.39 vs 1.33).
🛡️ Defense
Conceded / game · lower better
East Fife
1.03
Peterhead
1.11
Elgin
1.14
Stranraer
1.17
Forfar
1.17
Spartans
1.31
Edinburgh City
1.31
Clyde
1.50
Stirling
1.58
Bonnyrigg Rose
1.72
Stirling is 0.28 goals worse than Spartans in terms of goals conceded per game (1.58 vs 1.31).
⏱️ Possession
Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.
🎲 4. Props Analysis
Stirling
For 5.8 · Against 4.9 · Total 10.7
🚩 Corners
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 3.0 · Against 1.4 · Total 4.4
🟨 Cards
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 11.3 · Against 9.5 · Total 20.8
⚠️ Fouls
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
Spartans
For 3.2 · Against 5.2 · Total 8.4
🚩 Corners
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.0 · Against 2.0 · Total 4.0
🟨 Cards
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 11.1 · Against 10.9 · Total 22.0
⚠️ Fouls
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
Stirling
Split
Corners
Cards
Fouls
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Overall (50)
10.6
10.9
10.3
3.7
3.8
3.6
21.2
20.9
21.6
vs Stronger (32)
10.5
10.3
10.7
3.7
3.9
3.4
21.1
20.5
21.7
vs Similar (15)
10.8
11.8
10.0
3.7
3.7
3.8
21.9
21.5
22.3
vs Weaker (3)
10.0
13.0
8.5
3.7
3.0
4.0
20.0
23.0
18.5
% over line
68%
82%
55%
58%
56%
60%
45%
41%
50%
% under line
32%
18%
45%
42%
44%
40%
55%
59%
50%
This opponent (Spartans) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Spartans
Split
Corners
Cards
Fouls
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Tot
Hme
Awy
Overall (50)
9.0
9.7
8.3
3.1
3.2
2.9
22.4
23.2
21.6
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (25)
8.3
9.8
7.2
2.7
3.3
2.3
23.9
24.6
23.5
vs Weaker (25)
9.5
9.7
9.4
3.4
3.1
3.7
21.0
22.2
19.8
% over line
42%
48%
36%
42%
44%
40%
53%
62%
45%
% under line
58%
52%
64%
58%
56%
60%
47%
38%
55%
This opponent (Stirling) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
🚩 Total Corners
Match total corners / game
Stirling
10.6
Bonnyrigg Rose
9.7
Forfar
9.7
Stranraer
9.7
East Fife
9.6
Clyde
9.5
Edinburgh City
9.4
Spartans
9.1
Elgin
8.8
Peterhead
8.8
🟨 Total Cards
Match total cards / game
Peterhead
5.3
Bonnyrigg Rose
4.5
Edinburgh City
4.4
Elgin
4.4
Stirling
4.2
Forfar
4.1
Stranraer
3.9
Clyde
3.9
East Fife
3.8
Spartans
3.6
⚠️ Total Fouls
Match total fouls / game
Peterhead
25.0
Elgin
24.8
Forfar
24.7
Bonnyrigg Rose
23.8
Edinburgh City
23.3
East Fife
22.5
Spartans
22.3
Clyde
22.0
Stirling
21.3
Stranraer
19.6
Corners O/U 9.5Actual: Over
Over 9.5
48.5%
Under 9.5
51.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
64.6%
Under 3.5
35.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5Actual: Under
Over 21.5
52.5%
Under 21.5
47.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🔀 5. Double Chance
Double Chance
Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.
🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under
⚖️ 7. Handicap
⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U
Stirling
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
2.0
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
1.0
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.83
0.83
1.00
0.86
0.69
0.81
vs Stronger (16)
0.88
0.88
1.12
0.88
0.62
0.88
vs Similar (11)
0.82
0.82
0.80
0.80
0.83
0.83
vs Weaker (3)
0.67
0.67
1.00
1.00
0.50
0.50
Clean sheet %
37% (+10pp vs league)
This opponent (Spartans) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Spartans
Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.5
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.8
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.40
0.57
0.33
0.47
0.47
0.67
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (17)
0.35
0.53
0.25
0.38
0.44
0.67
vs Weaker (13)
0.46
0.62
0.43
0.57
0.50
0.67
Clean sheet %
57% (+30pp vs league)
This opponent (Stirling) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U
How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Stirling over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Stirling over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Stirling over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Spartans over/under 0.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Spartans over/under 1.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Spartans over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U
Stirling
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.9
Avg scored
0.8
Avg conceded
1.1
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.70
0.83
0.50
0.71
0.88
0.94
vs Stronger (16)
0.44
0.94
0.38
0.75
0.50
1.12
vs Similar (11)
1.00
0.82
0.40
0.80
1.50
0.83
vs Weaker (3)
1.00
0.33
2.00
0.00
0.50
0.50
Clean sheet %
40% (+13pp vs league)
This opponent (Spartans) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Spartans
Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
Avg total
1.7
Avg scored
0.9
Avg conceded
0.8
Split
Total Scored
Total Conceded
Home Scored
Home Conceded
Away Scored
Away Conceded
Avg goals/game
0.87
0.73
0.87
0.60
0.87
0.87
vs Stronger (0)
-
-
-
-
-
-
vs Similar (17)
0.88
0.88
0.62
0.75
1.11
1.00
vs Weaker (13)
0.85
0.54
1.14
0.43
0.50
0.67
Clean sheet %
47% (+20pp vs league)
This opponent (Stirling) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U
How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Stirling over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Stirling over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Stirling over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Spartans over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Spartans over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Spartans over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
🔥 12. Top picks for this game
Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
Pick
Probability
Avg odds
Best 1
Best 2
Best 3
Best 4
Best 5
Edge
Result
Over 2.5 cards
81.9%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Over 1.5
78.8%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 25.5 fouls
78.0%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 11.5 corners
74.6%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
Under 5.5 cards
71.4%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
✓ Hit
No picks at these odds - lower the slider to see shorter-priced selections.
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