Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Brechin City & Buckie Thistle face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Challenge Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Brechin nor Buckie Thistle as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Brechin City form and stats
Brechin participated in Challenge Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Brechin after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A good away victory last time out for Brechin, who won 4-1 against Deveronvale.
Ahead of that match, Brechin won a home game hosting Keith (4-0).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Football League game versus Rothes in only two days. This game is also played here at Glebe Park.
Brechin have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Brechin City scored 1 goal and let in 4 goals during these one game.
Buckie Thistle form and stats
Thistle's mission in Challenge Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.In general it has been a productive period now for Thistle as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Thistle won their last game, 10-0 versus Keith played at home. As mentioned above, Buckie Thistle was the only team on the pitch versus Keith in their previous game, winning 10-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Turriff United at their stadium, the result 4-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Deveronvale in just three days.
Head 2 Head
Brechin-Buckie Thistle H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Brechin City two wins, Buckie Thistle one win, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Brechin City missing players
Buckie Thistle missing players
| Brechin City | Buckie Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 32 | 80 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Conceded | C | 23 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.8 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | ||
| 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 42% | ||