Football match betting preview: Forres Mechanics vs Wick Academy

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Competition: Scotland Football League - Highland League
Competition: Wed 05.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mosset Park (4500 seats)

Statistics, recent trends, recent fixtures, player info, head to head, selected XIs and a lot else: Get all you need to know on Forres Mechanics - Wick Academy!

Insights:
  • Forres Mechanics have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wick Academy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Mechanics have less rest than Wick Academy in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Football League - Highland League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Rothes, was also a home game here at Mosset Park. The away team is better rested.

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Forres Mechanics form and stats

When playing at home in the Football League - Highland League, Forres Mechanics have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.

Forres Mechanics's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-3 versus Rothes (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Sweet to taste a league victory after three games without. A goal frenzy last time out for Forres Mechanics, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Rothes. Fun stuff to watch!

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Banks O Dee FC (0-2).

The manager Macdonald will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Formartine United in only three days.

Mechanics have conceded 6 from these games.

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Wick Academy form and stats

The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Football League - Highland League.

Wick Academy's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Rothes that finished 1-1.

Before that, the victory at home hosting Lochee United in the Scottish Cup (5-1).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Inverurie Loco Works in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Wick Academy has managed 4 goals and let in 8 from 4 matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Mechanics two wins, three draws and Wick Academy one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Forres Mechanics missing players

Wick Academy missing players

Forres Mechanics Wick Academy
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 0 4 9
5 2 1 Won W 0 1 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 2 1 Lost L 0 3 4
18 8 4 Scored S 0 4 9
10 6 2 Conceded C 0 8 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 78%
56% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 56%
33% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
22% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
22% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 44%
44% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 1
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 15 15
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 2 2
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 1
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
12 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 25 25
5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 13 13
Key stats in Football League - Highland League this season:
  • All of Wick Academy's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Forres Mechanics have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Forres Mechanics have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Forres Mechanics haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wick Academy have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Wick Academy have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Wick Academy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wick Academy haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Brechin City 8 8 0 0 18 2 4 4 0 0 8 1 4 4 0 0 10 1 16 24
2 Buckie Thistle 8 7 0 1 31 4 5 5 0 0 21 3 3 2 0 1 10 1 27 21
3 Brora Rangers 8 6 1 1 25 5 3 3 0 0 10 1 5 3 1 1 15 4 20 19
4 Formartine United 9 6 1 2 21 11 3 3 0 0 11 3 6 3 1 2 10 8 10 19
5 Banks O Dee FC 9 5 3 1 28 9 5 4 1 0 18 4 4 1 2 1 10 5 19 18
6 Fraserburgh 8 5 1 2 30 6 4 2 1 1 9 4 4 3 0 1 21 2 24 16
7 Forres Mechanics 9 5 0 4 18 10 4 2 0 2 8 6 5 3 0 2 10 4 8 15
8 Inverurie Loco Works 10 4 3 3 17 12 5 0 2 3 2 8 5 4 1 0 15 4 5 15
9 Turriff United 10 4 2 4 18 22 5 3 2 0 11 4 5 1 0 4 7 18 -4 14
10 Wick Academy 9 4 1 4 9 17 5 3 1 1 5 9 4 1 0 3 4 8 -8 13
11 Huntly 10 3 1 6 12 17 5 2 1 2 5 4 5 1 0 4 7 13 -5 10
12 Keith 9 3 1 5 11 23 4 2 0 2 5 8 5 1 1 3 6 15 -12 10
13 Rothes 10 2 3 5 17 25 3 1 0 2 6 10 7 1 3 3 11 15 -8 9
14 Lossiemouth 9 3 0 6 13 29 7 3 0 4 13 24 2 0 0 2 0 5 -16 9
15 Deveronvale 10 2 2 6 12 27 4 2 0 2 7 9 6 0 2 4 5 18 -15 8
16 Clachnacuddin 9 2 0 7 10 20 5 1 0 4 7 15 4 1 0 3 3 5 -10 6
17 Nairn County 7 0 3 4 7 22 4 0 2 2 4 13 3 0 1 2 3 9 -15 3
18 Strathspey Thistle 10 0 2 8 8 44 6 0 2 4 5 24 4 0 0 4 3 20 -36 2