Airdrieonians v Arbroath
Championship | Excelsior Stadium
Saturday, 11 November 2023 @ 3.00pm
Arbroath make the journey to the Excelsior Stadium to play Airdrieonians on Saturday looking to pick up points to end their three-game losing streak.
Arbroath's struggles have left them with nine points from their last six Championship matches, while their opponents have earned five from a possible 18.
In Derek Gaston, Arbroath can rely on one of the league's safest pair of hands. He has kept three clean sheets in his 10 appearances this season, and only one other 'keeper – Dundee United's Jack Walton – has been able to prevent the opposition scoring on more occasions in the Championship.
In Airdrieonians's net, Joshua Rae has two clean sheets in 11 games.
With 10 goals in 12 games so far this season, the hosts are the league's second-lowest scorers with 0.8 goals per game. And they are conceding at an average rate, letting in 17 goals at a rate of 1.4 per game.
The away team, meanwhile, are above average scorers, with 1.6 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 2.0 goals per game.
In the last 10 years, Airdrieonians and Arbroath have played each other on 13 occasions. Airdrieonians won four of them, Arbroath seven, and they drew twice.
On average, Airdrieonians scored 1.0 goal and Arbroath 1.9 in those matches.
Their last meeting was on September 16, when Arbroath won 4-0 at home.
Arbroath are eighth in the table after 10 games, of which they have won four and lost six, earning 12 points.
Airdrieonians are two places ahead of Arbroath in sixth, with four wins and two draws putting them on 14 points.
Airdrieonians's last match was on November 4, a 1-1 draw against Raith Rovers, with Nikolay Todorov getting the goal for Airdrieonians.
Arbroath lost 3-1 against Partick Thistle last time out, also on November 4, with Jermaine Hylton on the scoresheet.