Annan Athletic (home)
- Annan, on the other hand, have been given much more attacking freedom by Gibson since he took charge in May 2024 and have enjoyed more success with a front-foot, transition-heavy style that gets the ball forward quickly and creates overloads.
- They have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five matches, picking up back-to-back 3-1 victories over Forfar Athletic and East Kilbride.
Stranraer (away)
- Stair Park’s Chris Aitken has taken the opposite approach to Annan’s Wullie Gibson since being appointed in October 2024.
- The Blues’ new boss has instilled a structure-first, pragmatic style on his team that has seen them defend compactly, concede fewer goals and win more away games.
- Stranraer’s unbeaten sequence is even more impressive with four wins and a draw from their last five.
Head-to-Head
Annan Athletic have won their last 3 games against Stranraer , including a 1-0 away win in League Two 2025/2026 2 months ago .
Key Players
- Aidan Smith leads their scoring with five goals in 17 League Two 2025/2026 matches.
- Mark Russell has six in 15 for Stranraer.
Betting Insights
- They now sit 4th in League Two 2025/2026 with 22 points from 17 matches, while Annan are 6th on 20 points from the same number of games.
- Annan are the slight favourites at 2.01 with the visitors priced at 3.33 and the tie at 3.32.
- There could be some goals in this game with the bookmakers offering over 2.5 goals at 1.74.
- Stranraer have won their last two away matches, while Annan have gone undefeated in their last three at home.
