League leaders, Stenhousemuir will make the short trip to the capital tomorrow to take on The Spartans in the cinch league two for the first away fixture of the year.
The Warriors will be hoping to build on the 2-1 victory against Forfar at Ochilview last weekend. Gregor Buchanan opened the scoring before Stuart Morrison pulled one back in the second half, but just one minute later Nicky Jameson was on hand to head home from a corner and seal The Warriors tenth victory in a row.
Gary Naysmith previewed The Spartans game saying, “It’ll be a very tough game. They have done excellently. They have a very settled side. They have given us two very hard games where you could say we were fortunate to win them both so it will be a tough test.”
Nicky Jameson also previewed tomorrow’s game saying “It’ll be a really big test. They’re definitely one of the best teams in the league. They’ve gave us a real test and there’s not been much between the two sides.”
Ross Taylor will miss the match again as he serves his second game with his suspension.
The Spartans come into the match off the back of a 1-0 victory up in Peterhead. They currently sit in 3rd place, 14 points behind The Warriors but with two games in hand.
The Spartans have already given Stenhousemuir 2 tough tests already this season. Last time out at Ainslie Park it took until the 97th minute before James Berry tapped home to give the Warriors a 1-0 victory. Then at Ochilview, Stenhousemuir came from behind twice to eventually win 3-2 with a brace from Matty Aitken and a Nicky Jameson goal.
Like Stenhousemuir, The Spartans are on a winning run themselves, it stretches back to the 18th of November, and they are on a winning streak of five games.
Stenhousemuir edge the small head-to-head record with three wins from three against The Spartans.
The Warrior will have to be weary of centre forward Blair Henderson who has nine goals in all competitions including one against Stenhousemuir.
If you want to back the boys to Ainslie Park, get all the information below.
Match report by Angus Blacklock
MATCHDAY INFORMATION
Opponents | The Spartans
Competition | cinch League 2
Date | Saturday 13 January
Kick Off | 3pm
Location | Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
Supporter’s Bus | The Supporters Bus will be headed to Edinburgh and you can contact Andy McPhate on Twitter to book your place.
Getting There |92 Pilton Dr, Edinburgh EH5 2HF
What Three Words | punch.tens.scans
BY CAR |
From the North
After crossing the Forth Road Bridge and just before reaching the M90, take the left hand slip road onto the A90 towards Edinburgh, which then becomes the A902. After seven miles you will pass a Shell Petrol Station on your right and at the next roundabout take the third exit towards Leith and Newhaven which is Ferry Road (A902). After passing a Morrisons Store on your left, take the next left into Pilton Drive. The entrance to the Leisure Centre and Football Club are located down on the left after crossing a small railway bridge.
From the West & Glasgow
On reaching the end of the M8 take the A720 City Bypass North. At the next roundabout take the third exit onto the A8 towards Edinburgh City Centre. Then at the traffic lights (where there is a Shell Garage on one corner) turn left onto Maybury Road towards Forth Road Bridge/Leith. Go straight across at the next roundabout and on reaching the next traffic lights which is the junction with Queensferry Road, turn right towards City Centre/Leith (A90). Follow this road for three miles and as you pass a Shell Petrol Station on your right then at the next roundabout take the third exit towards Leith/Newhaven which is Ferry Road (A902). After passing a Morrisons Store on your left, take the next left into Pilton Drive. The entrance to the Leisure Centre and Football Club are located down on the left after crossing a small railway bridge.
From the South
Follow the A1 and then the A199 towards Leith. After passing through the centre of Leith and crossing the bridge over the Water of Leith, turn left at the traffic lights onto North Junction Road. At the next traffic lights turn right onto Ferry Road towards Forth Road Bridge/Glasgow (A902). Stay on Ferry Road for two miles. After passing the Rugby Club on the left, then at the next traffic lights just before reaching the Morrisons Store turn right into Pilton Drive. The entrance to the Leisure Centre and Football Club are located down on the left after crossing a small railway bridge.
Car Parking
There is some parking available to the Leisure Centre, otherwise street parking. Please note that parking at the nearby Morrisons Supermarket is restricted to two hours.
BY TRAIN |
The nearest railway stations are Edinburgh Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley, both of which are around two and a half to three miles away from Ainslie Park Stadium. Therefore really they are too far to walk, so either get a taxi (around £10) or if arriving at Edinburgh Waverley you can catch a Number 27 Lothian Bus, which drops you off outside the Morrisons Supermarket on Ferry Road close to the ground. You can catch the 27 Bus from ‘The Mound’ road which is close to the Waverley Station on the town side, by the Scottish National Gallery. The service operates every ten minutes on Saturdays and takes around 20 minutes to reach Morrisons. The bus costs £1.60 each way for Adults and 80p each way for Children. See the Lothian Buses website for more details.
TICKETS |
Adults | £15
Concession \ Student | £10
Youth [15-18 | £5
Buy online | http://tinyurl.com/SFC-13JanTickets
