Football League match preview: Wick Academy versus Buckie Thistle

Competition: Scotland Football League
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Harmsworth Park

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Football League table so far. Here's the Wick Academy - Buckie Thistle latest:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Wick Academy form and stats

When playing at home, Wick Academy have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. Wick Academy has won so many consecutive home games (three in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Harmsworth Park. We remember; it was Forres Mechanics.

The Wick Academy supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Strathspey Thistle in Football League and win 2-1. 1-1 away at Inverurie Loco Works before that.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Wick Academy is on fire here. A stunning 25 from 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Buckie Thistle form and stats

Playing away, Buckie Thistle have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season.

Buckie Thistle won their last game, 3-1 versus Formartine United played at home. Before that, Buckie Thistle travelled to Rothes and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Buckie Thistle has another fixture away, a Football League game, against Wick Academy in just zero days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Buckie Thistle create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game on their own, having scored 25 goals in 9 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Buckie Thistle have conceded 17 goals on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Buckie Thistle - Wick Academy 5-2. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's 0 Wick Academy victories, 0 draws and 1 Buckie Thistle win.

Top Goalscorers

Wick Academy missing players

Buckie Thistle missing players

Wick Academy Buckie Thistle
Total Home Statistic Away Total
26 13 Played 16 28
96% 92% Over 0.5 94% 89%
92% 85% Over 1.5 94% 86%
73% 69% Over 2.5 75% 64%
54% 46% Over 3.5 50% 39%
31% 23% Over 4.5 31% 29%
62% 54% Both teams to score 50% 43%
19% 23% Clean Sheet 31% 32%
23% 31% Failed To Score 25% 36%

  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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