Spartans welcome Annan Athletic at Ainslie Park Stadium, Edinburgh on Saturday, Oct 31 at 4:00 PM in a League 2 fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 0 points split them in the table.

Spartans come into this fixture drawing too many games (3D in last 5). Annan Athletic are in mixed form (2W 0D 3L), making this a relatively even contest on current form. Spartans won their last outing, while Annan Athletic suffered defeat — home advantage backed by momentum.

History strongly favours Spartans here — they've won 5 of 6 previous meetings against Annan Athletic, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Annan Athletic won 2–4. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Spartans a slight edge, but Annan Athletic are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.