Football League game guide and numbers: Wick Academy welcome Strathspey Thistle

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Competition: Scotland Football League
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Harmsworth Park (2000 seats)

A total of 17 matches are played and Wick Academy are 7 points in front of Strathspey Thistle. What will happen?

Insights:
  • Wick Academy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Strathspey Thistle have yet to win a game away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Wick Academy form and stats

Wick Academy's results here at Harmsworth Park in the Football League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Wick Academy's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Formartine United (placed 7th).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Forres Mechanics in a game that was won 2-0.

Wick Academy has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Academy have allowed the opposition to score 27 goals here at Harmsworth Park. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Wick Academy have let the opposition score 27 times, an average of more than three per game.

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Strathspey Thistle form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Strathspey Thistle so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Strathspey Thistle, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Strathspey Thistle, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-5 versus Inverurie Loco Works (placed 6th). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Inverurie Loco Works was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

A loss against Buckie Thistle was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Strathspey find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. The Strathspey defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 42 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the squads met earlier this campaign; Strathspey Thistle - Wick Academy 3-3. Numbers for the preceeding three meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Academy, one draw and one win for Strathspey Thistle. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Wick Academy missing players

Strathspey Thistle missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wick Academy Strathspey Thistle
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 9 1 Played P 3 9 17
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
7 3 1 Drew D 0 2 3
7 5 0 Lost L 3 7 12
27 12 1 Scored S 3 12 27
42 27 1 Conceded C 11 42 66
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 78% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 89% 88%
65% 78% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 78% 71%
35% 44% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 78% 65%
82% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 78% 71%
6% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
12% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 29%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 5.7
3.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 11.3 9.2 8.7
0.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 9 12
5.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.2 5.7
45% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 23% 29%
 
8 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 17.3 20.2 17.5
4.5 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9.7 11.5 9.3
Key stats in Football League this season:
  • All of Strathspey Thistle's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Wick Academy's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Strathspey Thistle have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Strathspey Thistle have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Strathspey Thistle have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Strathspey Thistle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Strathspey Thistle have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Strathspey Thistle have yet to win a game away.
  • Strathspey Thistle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wick Academy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Wick Academy have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wick Academy have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • 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 16 14 1 1 64 12 9 8 0 1 38 5 7 6 1 0 26 7 52 43
2 Brora Rangers 17 14 0 3 64 14 9 8 0 1 33 4 8 6 0 2 31 10 50 42
3 Buckie Thistle 17 13 1 3 69 14 9 8 1 0 45 6 8 5 0 3 24 8 55 40
4 Brechin City 16 13 1 2 50 16 9 8 1 0 33 10 7 5 0 2 17 6 34 40
5 Rothes 17 11 5 1 43 13 8 5 3 0 19 5 9 6 2 1 24 8 30 38
6 Inverurie Loco Works 18 11 5 2 46 20 10 8 2 0 27 9 8 3 3 2 19 11 26 38
7 Formartine United 17 11 2 4 46 25 8 7 0 1 30 11 9 4 2 3 16 14 21 35
8 Deveronvale 17 6 3 8 35 39 7 4 1 2 25 10 10 2 2 6 10 29 -4 21
9 Clachnacuddin 18 5 4 9 30 43 9 3 1 5 16 21 9 2 3 4 14 22 -13 19
10 Forres Mechanics 18 4 7 7 26 47 9 2 5 2 11 22 9 2 2 5 15 25 -21 19
11 Nairn County 18 4 6 8 30 37 9 0 4 5 12 20 9 4 2 3 18 17 -7 18
12 Wick Academy 17 3 7 7 27 42 9 1 3 5 12 27 8 2 4 2 15 15 -15 16
13 Huntly 17 4 3 10 27 40 9 2 2 5 13 19 8 2 1 5 14 21 -13 15
14 Lossiemouth 18 4 3 11 16 44 9 2 3 4 9 16 9 2 0 7 7 28 -28 15
15 Keith 17 4 3 10 13 46 8 2 1 5 7 19 9 2 2 5 6 27 -33 15
16 Turriff United 18 2 3 13 17 55 9 2 1 6 10 29 9 0 2 7 7 26 -38 9
17 Strathspey Thistle 17 2 3 12 27 66 8 2 1 5 15 24 9 0 2 7 12 42 -39 9
18 Fort William 15 0 1 14 18 75 6 0 0 6 6 30 9 0 1 8 12 45 -57 1

Table
  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 16 14 1 1 64 12 9 8 0 1 38 5 7 6 1 0 26 7 52 43
2 Brora Rangers 17 14 0 3 64 14 9 8 0 1 33 4 8 6 0 2 31 10 50 42
3 Buckie Thistle 17 13 1 3 69 14 9 8 1 0 45 6 8 5 0 3 24 8 55 40
4 Brechin City 16 13 1 2 50 16 9 8 1 0 33 10 7 5 0 2 17 6 34 40
5 Rothes 17 11 5 1 43 13 8 5 3 0 19 5 9 6 2 1 24 8 30 38
6 Inverurie Loco Works 18 11 5 2 46 20 10 8 2 0 27 9 8 3 3 2 19 11 26 38
7 Formartine United 17 11 2 4 46 25 8 7 0 1 30 11 9 4 2 3 16 14 21 35
8 Deveronvale 17 6 3 8 35 39 7 4 1 2 25 10 10 2 2 6 10 29 -4 21
9 Clachnacuddin 18 5 4 9 30 43 9 3 1 5 16 21 9 2 3 4 14 22 -13 19
10 Forres Mechanics 18 4 7 7 26 47 9 2 5 2 11 22 9 2 2 5 15 25 -21 19
11 Nairn County 18 4 6 8 30 37 9 0 4 5 12 20 9 4 2 3 18 17 -7 18
12 Wick Academy 17 3 7 7 27 42 9 1 3 5 12 27 8 2 4 2 15 15 -15 16
13 Huntly 17 4 3 10 27 40 9 2 2 5 13 19 8 2 1 5 14 21 -13 15
14 Lossiemouth 18 4 3 11 16 44 9 2 3 4 9 16 9 2 0 7 7 28 -28 15
15 Keith 17 4 3 10 13 46 8 2 1 5 7 19 9 2 2 5 6 27 -33 15
16 Turriff United 18 2 3 13 17 55 9 2 1 6 10 29 9 0 2 7 7 26 -38 9
17 Strathspey Thistle 17 2 3 12 27 66 8 2 1 5 15 24 9 0 2 7 12 42 -39 9
18 Fort William 15 0 1 14 18 75 6 0 0 6 6 30 9 0 1 8 12 45 -57 1

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