Match preview: 15 points stand between the teams up until now, Brechin City having done best. Can Wick Academy take the guests by surprise?
- Wick Academy have yet to win a game at home.
- Brechin City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Wick Academy form and stats
Wick Academy have collected 3 points from their Football League home games so far after 0-3-2. The Academy manager G. Connelly might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Academy drew their last game, 2-2 away at Nairn County (placed 15th).
Before that game, the home loss against Brora Rangers with the scoreline 1-4.A decent goal production from Academy in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Academy have allowed the opposition to score 14 goals here at Harmsworth Park.
Brechin City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Football League travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Brechin City had fun at their own home (Harmsworth Park) last time out, beating Huntly 1-0.
Prior to that match, the Brechin manager A. Kirk faced defeat when travelling to Inverurie Loco Works and losing 1-2.The Brechin City manager A. Kirk has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Brechin in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings between these squads: Wick Academy won zero, Brechin City were winners in one and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.Wick Academy missing players
Brechin City missing players
| Wick Academy | Brechin City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 26 | 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 82% |
| 58% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 73% |
| 25% | 40% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 73% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 9% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- All of Wick Academy's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Brechin City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Brechin City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Brechin City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wick Academy have created more than twice as many corners as Brechin City.
- Wick Academy have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Wick Academy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wick Academy have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Wick Academy have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Wick Academy have yet to win a game at 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 | Fraserburgh | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 39 | 37 |
| 2 | Inverurie Loco Works | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 27 |
| 3 | Rothes | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 4 | Brechin City | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| 5 | Buckie Thistle | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 22 |
| 6 | Brora Rangers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 21 |
| 7 | Formartine United | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Clachnacuddin | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 17 |
| 9 | Huntly | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 15 |
| 10 | Forres Mechanics | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Deveronvale | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 15 |
| 12 | Keith | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 19 | -21 | 12 |
| 13 | Lossiemouth | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| 14 | Wick Academy | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Nairn County | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Strathspey Thistle | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 30 | -21 | 9 |
| 17 | Turriff United | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 6 |
| 18 | Fort William | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -36 | 1 |