Scotland - League TwoData current as of 16 July 2026

Edinburgh City vs Dumbarton: match statistics

Edinburgh City crest
Edinburgh City
5 : 0half-time 4:0
Dumbarton crest
Dumbarton

Edinburgh City vs Dumbarton: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Edinburgh City play Dumbarton in League Two (Scotland). The match date is 2 May 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 5:0.

Current form

Edinburgh City: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Dumbarton: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Edinburgh City scores 1.22 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Dumbarton scores 1.31 and concedes 1.67. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Edinburgh City 58%, Dumbarton 69%. Over 2.5: Edinburgh City 67%, Dumbarton 56%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Edinburgh City has higher xG: 1.15 vs 1.03. Edinburgh City: 8.8 shots per match, Dumbarton: 7.2.

Match halves

Edinburgh City: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.56. Dumbarton: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Edinburgh City: 31-45+ (11 goals). Dumbarton: 61-75 (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League Two: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 2-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Edinburgh City are in clear crisis: in the last 5 matches they have collected 0 points, scored 0 goals and conceded 14, and at home they concede an average of 2.35 goals per match with a goal difference of -19. Dumbarton over the same period have accumulated 5 points (1 win, 2 draws), scored 5 and conceded 7, and for the season have 47 goals scored and 55 conceded, which on the road yields a -11 goal difference—better than the hosts. Although Edinburgh create more chances (on average 9.82 shots and 4.94 on target at home) and have a higher home xG (1.31 vs 1.00 for Dumbarton), their conversion rate is only 13% versus the visitors’ 18%, which explains the absence of goals in their last five matches. Given the form gap (0 vs 5 points in the last 5), Dumbarton’s superior finishing efficiency and the lower average goals conceded by the visitors (1.88 vs 2.35), I forecast a Dumbarton victory.

Half-by-half

4 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

65Possession (%)35
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
15Shots2
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
11Shots on target1
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
0xG0
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
9Corners6
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
0Dangerous attacks0
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
6Fouls6
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
0Cards3
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Edinburgh CityDumbarton
1.22Goals scored / match1.31
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
2Goals conceded / match1.67
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
49%Average possession48%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
4.36Shots on target / match3.11
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.83Shots per match7.17
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
4.36Shots on target3.11
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
13.8%Shot conversion18.2%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
49%Possession48%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
1.15xG for1.03
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
1.27xG against1.31
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

Shooting quality

Edinburgh City: Efficient finishingDumbarton: Efficient finishing
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
Accuracy (shots on target)49%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.42

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Dumbarton is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Edinburgh City · 0.8 pts / match - Dumbarton

Edinburgh City
LLLLW
Season result split
25% W28% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-10-17
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-5-10
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 0.72Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 80%
Dumbarton
DWLLL
Season result split
28% W31% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-11-15
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-6-9
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.83Opponent xG: 1.22BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dumbarton is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Edinburgh City · 1.31 goals / match - Dumbarton

Dumbarton is 20% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Edinburgh City · 1.67 goals / match - Dumbarton

Edinburgh City scoring profile: very strong

Edinburgh City scores in 67% of matches (24 of 36 matches), while Dumbarton keeps a clean sheet in 11% (4 of 36 matches).

Dumbarton scoring profile: very strong

Dumbarton scores in 78% of matches (28 of 36 matches), while Edinburgh City keeps a clean sheet in 14% (5 of 36 matches).

44Goals scored (season)47
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
72Goals conceded (season)60
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
3.22Average goals in match2.97
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
5Goals scored (last 5)3
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
13Goals conceded (last 5)10
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal78%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
28%2 goals39%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
14%3 goals11%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
11%4 goals3%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal89%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
61%2 goals50%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
36%3 goals17%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
14%4 goals8%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time17%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
3%BTTS in both halves3%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
17%Scored in both halves14%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
22%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
0%BTTS - last 540%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
56%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
31%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Edinburgh City is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.08 pts / match - Edinburgh City · 1.03 pts / match - Dumbarton

Edinburgh City - half-time state
25% leading33% draw42% trailing
Dumbarton - half-time state
25% leading28% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.08Points per match (1st half)1.03
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.53
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
0.92Goals conceded (1st half)0.92
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
1.58Average goals (1st half)1.44
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
44%Clean sheet before half-time44%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
56%No goal before half-time61%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per match (2nd half)1.33
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
1.08Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
1.64Average goals (2nd half)1.53
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
42%Clean sheet after half-time44%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton
61%No goal after half-time47%
Edinburgh CityDumbarton

Edinburgh City - second-half results

28% W28% R44% P
39
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dumbarton - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
37
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-14
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding112%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Edinburgh City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.60
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.8
Average goals in match1.62.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference0-8
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Dumbarton - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Edinburgh City
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
8
15
16-30
11
10
31-45
4
7
46-60
8
16
61-75
8
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -8 - late phases are a weakness.

Dumbarton
ScoredConceded
5
8
0-15
6
8
16-30
8
17
31-45
7
12
46-60
12
4
61-75
9
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Edinburgh City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.66
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.73
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
143%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Dumbarton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League Two).

Teams vs league

Edinburgh CityLigaDumbarton
Average goals in match 3.222.92 2.97
Both teams scored 58%61% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%56% 56%
Clean sheets 14%22% 11%
Goal before half-time 78%74% 78%
Goal after half-time 81%79% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.40
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Edinburgh City 2 - 1 - 0 Dumbarton. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Edinburgh City vs Dumbarton?

The League Two match finished Edinburgh City 5:0 Dumbarton. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Edinburgh City and Dumbarton?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Edinburgh City won 2, Dumbarton won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Edinburgh City vs Dumbarton?

Edinburgh City score 1.22 goals per game on average and Dumbarton 1.31. The League Two average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Edinburgh City's matches and 69% of Dumbarton's.

What form are Edinburgh City and Dumbarton in?

Over the last 5 games Edinburgh City have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Dumbarton 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Edinburgh City vs Dumbarton?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.