National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lossiemouth or Strathspey Thistle that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Lossiemouth form and stats
Last season, Lossiemouth's Highland League Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.The home club members saw a 1-1 draw versus Brora Rangers last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Heartbreak before that as Lossiemouth lost 1-2 at Huntly's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Lossiemouth as they are travelling to their away game against Nairn County in the North of Scotland Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Strathspey Thistle form and stats
They also participated in Highland League Cup last season. This ended in the preliminary round.Strathspey's previous game was their home loss versus Banks O Dee FC (0-6). Strathspey Thistle lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one.
Prior to that match, the Strathspey Thistle manager Brown faced defeat when travelling to Brora Rangers and losing 1-3.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Strathspey Thistle manager Brown as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Forres Mechanics.
Head 2 Head
Lossiemouth have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) facing Strathspey Thistle.Lossiemouth missing players
Strathspey Thistle missing players
| Lossiemouth | Strathspey Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Lost | L | 12 | 21 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | ||
| 55 | 24 | Conceded | C | 63 | 101 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 52% | ||
| 0.4 | 0.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 144% | 140% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 69% | ||
| 2.2 | 3.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 8.1 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
