National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brora Rangers or Strathspey Thistle that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brora Rangers and Strathspey Thistle.
Brora Rangers form and stats
Brora was eliminated in the final last season in the North of Scotland Cup.A nice win for Brora Rangers last time playing, versus Banks O Dee FC. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0.
The manager Campbell will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rothes in only four days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Brora Rangers, who have participated in two training matches. Brora Rangers have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.
Strathspey Thistle form and stats
Last season their North of Scotland Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Two away games in a row for Strathspey, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-8 versus Buckie Thistle. Strathspey Thistle lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-8 beating and focus on this one.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Deveronvale in the Football League - Highland League.A quick return to home after this game, as Strathspey Thistle are hosting Fraserburgh in the Football League - Highland League only four days away.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest matches featuring these opponents have all ended as Brora victories. Another one?Brora Rangers missing players
Strathspey Thistle missing players
| Brora Rangers | Strathspey Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 19 | ||
| 73 | 33 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 52 | 88 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 7.5 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | ||
| 47% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | ||
| 5.5 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 20 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 8.7 | ||
