Brechin City go on their trip to Rothes and MacKessack Park full of happy thoughts, but the hosting team is not a walk in the park. More information on the fixture here!
- Rothes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brechin City have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Football League - Highland League
Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last game. Let's agree to expect an enthusiastic game!
Rothes form and stats
The story so far in the Football League - Highland League for Rothes at their home stadium (MacKessack Park) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Rothes, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Happy days for Rothes in their previous game, a fixture away at Strathspey Thistle (placed 18th) that ended with a 7-0 victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Rothes played a great game against Strathspey Thistle and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Inverurie Loco Works the opponent.Goals decide football matches and Rothes are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. Rothes have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Brechin City form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Brechin City so far, with 7-0-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Football League - Highland League statistics. A great winning streak in away games for Brechin City as they have managed to win seven matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Forres Mechanics have they travelled home without three points.
It's the second away game in a row for Brechin City, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus Banks O Dee FC (placed 17th) last time out.
A 4-4 draw was the result before that, hosting Banks O Dee FC.Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this side's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Brechin's manager Kirk has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {3 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other before in this season, with the final score Brechin City - Rothes 1-0 registered in the official records. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior three meetings): Rothes won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Brechin City managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Rothes missing players
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| Rothes | Brechin City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 21 | 54 |
| 35 | 17 | 15 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 76% |
| 63% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 76% |
| 58% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 59% |
| 37% | 38% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 41% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 57% | 53% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 3.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 0.7 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 28% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 36% |
| 11.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 6.3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4 |
- All of Rothes's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brechin City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Brechin City have scored in all their matches so far.
- Brechin City have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Football League - Highland League
- Brechin City have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Football League - Highland League
- Brechin City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Football League - Highland League
- Brechin City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Football League - Highland League
- Brechin City have the most clean sheets (3) away in Football League - Highland League
- Brechin City have won all their away games so far.
- Brechin City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Brechin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rothes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rothes have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Rothes have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Rothes 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 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 42 | 47 |
| 2 | Buckie Thistle | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 41 | 46 |
| 3 | Fraserburgh | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 39 | 38 |
| 4 | Brora Rangers | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 42 | 37 |
| 5 | Formartine United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 34 |
| 6 | Inverurie Loco Works | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Forres Mechanics | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Rothes | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Nairn County | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Turriff United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Huntly | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Keith | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 27 | -22 | 18 |
| 13 | Wick Academy | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 16 |
| 14 | Lossiemouth | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 16 |
| 15 | Deveronvale | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 38 | -25 | 15 |
| 16 | Clachnacuddin | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -26 | 13 |
| 17 | Banks O Dee FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 6 |
| 18 | Strathspey Thistle | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 37 | -80 | 5 |
