Annan Athletic

vs

Elgin City

Preview

Annan Athletic (home)

• Annan Athletic are 8th with 27 points from 26 matches.
• Annan Athletic have lost their last 4 games and won just 1 of their last 5.
• Annan Athletic have a mixed home record since Wullie Gibson took charge in May 2024, winning 4 of 12 and losing 3.
• The hosts have won one and lost one of their last two home matches.

Elgin City (away)

• Elgin City are 5th in League Two with 32 points from 25 games.
• Allan Hale’s Elgin City have been in fine form since the Shire side’s manager took charge in December 2023, winning 3 of the last 5, drawing 1 and losing 1.
• Elgin’s away form in League Two has seen them win 2, draw 6 and lose 4 of 12 games, scoring 1.25 goals per game and conceding 1.58.
• Hale’s men are coming off two successive away games unbeaten.

Key Players

• Ryan Sargent has scored a team-high 6 goals in 25 League Two appearances for Elgin City.
• Aidan Smith has scored 8 League Two goals in 25 appearances for Annan Athletic, and is a constant threat in the box from set-pieces and crossfield passes.

Betting Insights

• Annan Athletic are favourites at 2.3, while Elgin City are priced at 2.65 and the tie at 3.5.
• When Annan hosts Elgin in League Two, matches have averaged 2.5 goals for the home side and 1.5 for the visitors.

Prediction

• Elgin’s form and resilience on the road in recent months makes the visitors our pick in the draw no bet market here.
• We are taking the Both teams to score - Yes market at a short, but still profitable 1.59, as Elgin will be keen to close in on the playoff places.