Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Forres Mechanics & Strathspey Thistle face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the North of Scotland Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Forres Mechanics and Strathspey Thistle.
Forres Mechanics form and stats
Forres Mechanics was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the North of Scotland Cup.Mechanics are returning here after visiting Banks O Dee FC in a Highland League Cup fixture and winning with a 4-2 scoreline.
Before that, Forres Mechanics had a Football League - Highland League home game versus Keith which ended with a victory 2-1.The manager Macdonald will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Deveronvale in only four days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Forres Mechanics, who have participated in one training match. Forres Mechanics have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 0 games.
Strathspey Thistle form and stats
Last season their North of Scotland Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Two trips in a row for Strathspey, whose boss Brown could celebrate last time after the Highland League Cup win against Lossiemouth.
A loss against Banks O Dee FC was the result prior to that, in a Football League - Highland League home game.Strathspey Thistle have another match away in just four nights, a Football League - Highland League match versus Nairn County. A gruelling calendar for the visiting team!
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's six Forres Mechanics victories, one draw and two Strathspey Thistle wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Forres Mechanics missing players
Strathspey Thistle missing players
| Forres Mechanics | Strathspey Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 12 | 20 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 10 | 15 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Conceded | C | 63 | 98 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 72% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 52% | ||
| 2.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.3 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 0.8 | ||
| 122% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 117% | 77% | ||
| 4.6 | 3.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 7.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.4 | ||
