-0.10 points a game is the venue form gap, in Forfar Athletic's favour: Edinburgh City takes 0.85 a game at home over the last two seasons, Forfar Athletic 0.95 away.
Edinburgh City: 40 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. Forfar Athletic: 40 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Edinburgh City -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 5. Last season at home: won 3, drew 5, lost 10 of 18, scoring 26 and conceding 40 -- 0.78 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Annan Athletic 1-0 at home; beat Dumbarton 3-0 away; drew with Spartans 2-2 away; lost to Elgin City 0-5 at home; beat Dumbarton 5-0 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 7 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Michael McIndoe. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Forfar Athletic -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 1, lost 1 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 4. Last season away: won 4, drew 6, lost 8 of 18, scoring 21 and conceding 25 -- 1.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Clyde 0-3 away; beat Stirling Albion 3-0 at home; drew with Elgin City 1-1 away; beat Kelty Hearts 1-0 at home; drew with Annan Athletic 1-1 away. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 14 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Jim Weir. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 00:02 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.