Formartine United fights Strathspey Thistle in Football League battle

Competition: Scotland Football League
Date: Wed 27.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: North Lodge Park (1800 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and 13th place in the table will show on the pitch.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Formartine United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at North Lodge Park as Formartine United has scored 24 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). The Formartine United fans aren't used to losing here at North Lodge Park and will expect new points from this game. Formartine United has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Formartine United's last game was hosting Clachnacuddin (placed 16th) and winning 5-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Buckie Thistle (1-3).

home team are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (24 goals in 9 games). 9 goals have been conceded.

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Strathspey Thistle form and stats

Playing away, Strathspey Thistle have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Strathspey Thistle, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.

Two away games in a row for Strathspey Thistle, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Huntly in the Football League. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Wick Academy wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Strathspey Thistle are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. For Strathspey Thistle, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Strathspey Thistle - Formartine United 1-1. Formartine United-Strathspey Thistle H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Formartine United 0 wins, Strathspey Thistle 0 wins, 1 draw.

Formartine United missing players

Strathspey Thistle missing players

Formartine United Strathspey Thistle
Total Home Statistic Away Total
29 15 Played 13 29
93% 87% Over 0.5 100% 97%
86% 87% Over 1.5 85% 90%
72% 73% Over 2.5 77% 79%
52% 47% Over 3.5 46% 52%
45% 40% Over 4.5 23% 34%
62% 47% Both teams to score 62% 62%
34% 53% Clean Sheet 15% 17%
10% 13% Failed To Score 23% 24%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Cove Rangers 17 16 0 1 54 7 9 9 0 0 33 0 8 7 0 1 21 7 47 48
2 Fraserburgh 19 15 1 3 66 17 9 8 0 1 37 7 10 7 1 2 29 10 49 46
3 Inverurie Loco Works 21 13 4 4 66 32 10 5 2 3 33 18 11 8 2 1 33 14 34 43
4 Brora Rangers 17 14 0 3 53 9 10 9 0 1 37 5 7 5 0 2 16 4 44 42
5 Formartine United 18 13 2 3 53 24 9 6 1 2 24 9 9 7 1 1 29 15 29 41
6 Forres Mechanics 20 13 1 6 51 23 10 7 1 2 29 10 10 6 0 4 22 13 28 40
7 Buckie Thistle 18 10 1 7 49 27 9 7 0 2 24 10 9 3 1 5 25 17 22 31
8 Huntly 19 9 2 8 41 35 8 2 1 5 12 15 11 7 1 3 29 20 6 29
9 Wick Academy 18 8 3 7 45 34 8 3 2 3 25 13 10 5 1 4 20 21 11 27
10 Deveronvale 20 8 1 11 36 44 10 2 1 7 15 28 10 6 0 4 21 16 -8 25
11 Rothes 19 7 3 9 44 33 9 3 0 6 20 17 10 4 3 3 24 16 11 24
12 Keith 19 7 3 9 33 39 11 3 1 7 13 25 8 4 2 2 20 14 -6 24
13 Strathspey Thistle 19 6 3 10 27 44 9 2 1 6 10 22 10 4 2 4 17 22 -17 21
14 Nairn County 18 6 2 10 32 37 9 4 1 4 19 15 9 2 1 6 13 22 -5 20
15 Turriff United 20 5 3 12 39 51 9 3 3 3 19 16 11 2 0 9 20 35 -12 18
16 Clachnacuddin 18 3 3 12 22 45 9 2 1 6 9 24 9 1 2 6 13 21 -23 12
17 Lossiemouth 21 1 0 20 18 96 12 0 0 12 12 58 9 1 0 8 6 38 -78 3
18 Fort William 21 0 2 19 14 146 11 0 2 9 13 67 10 0 0 10 1 79 -132 2

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