This could be an interesting match as Forres Mechanics have their presumed home advantage while Fraserburgh are ahead 12 points in the Football League table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Forres Mechanics form and stats
6-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Football League numbers at home for Forres Mechanics so far this season. It's trouble wherever Forres Mechanics are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Forres Mechanics lost their last game at Keith (placed 8th) after a 1-4 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Strathspey Thistle.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Forres Mechanics is on fire here. A stunning 36 from 11 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Forres Mechanics defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Fraserburgh form and stats
Fraserburgh have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 22 points collected from 8 Football League games. 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far. Fraserburgh have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Fraserburgh are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Football League against Turriff United (placed 15th). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Buckie Thistle.
As mentioned above, Fraserburgh was the only team on the pitch versus Turriff United in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Fraserburgh are a potent attacking force on the road with their 22 goals in 8 league games. It's not easy to score on Fraserburgh as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Fraserburgh - Forres Mechanics 3-3 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 1 - 1 - 2 (Forres Mechanics wins - draws - Fraserburgh wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.Forres Mechanics missing players
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| Forres Mechanics | Fraserburgh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | 36 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 56 |
| 43 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 91% | 91% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 82% |
| 68% | 73% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 38% | 65% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 41% |
| 68% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 18% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 14% | 9% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.4 | 7 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 2.8 |
| 0.6 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | 48 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 16 | 65 |
| 41 | 25 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 41% | 52% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 29% |
- All of Forres Mechanics's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Forres Mechanics has the most conceded goals in the first half (15)
- Forres Mechanics have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Forres Mechanics haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fraserburgh have not yet lost a game away.
- Fraserburgh have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Fraserburgh have scored in all their matches so far.
- Fraserburgh 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 | Brora Rangers | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 65 | 51 |
| 2 | Inverurie Loco Works | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 35 | 45 |
| 3 | Fraserburgh | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 42 |
| 4 | Rothes | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 32 | 41 |
| 5 | Buckie Thistle | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 36 |
| 6 | Nairn County | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Forres Mechanics | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 30 |
| 8 | Keith | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 28 |
| 9 | Deveronvale | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 21 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Formartine United | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 26 |
| 11 | Wick Academy | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Strathspey Thistle | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -14 | 16 |
| 13 | Huntly | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -28 | 16 |
| 14 | Clachnacuddin | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | -26 | 13 |
| 15 | Turriff United | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 35 | -43 | 12 |
| 16 | Lossiemouth | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 34 | -51 | 10 |
| 17 | Fort William | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 34 | -38 | 3 |