Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lossiemouth & Brora Rangers 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 no vacation for neither Lossiemouth nor Brora Rangers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Lossiemouth form and stats
Lossiemouth participated in North of Scotland Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Lossiemouth faced defeat in their previous match, away at Brechin City (0-3).
Previous to that game, a Football League - Highland League home match hosting Strathspey Thistle in a game that was won 4-2.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Nairn County are coming to town in four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Lossiemouth friendly games in pre-season: Lossiemouth played one friendly, won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Lossiemouth scored 0 goals and conceded 6 in these one game.
Brora Rangers form and stats
Brora Rangers was sent out of North of Scotland Cup in the final last season.There might be some fixture complaints from Brora as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Formartine United.
Before that, 1-1 away against Buckie Thistle (after extra-time, 4-2 on penalties) in the Challenge Cup.
After this away game Brora Rangers return home for a Football League - Highland League game against Deveronvale. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Brora played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. In these two matches Brora Rangers scored 1 and conceded 5 goals.
Head 2 Head
Brora Rangers have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (6-1-0) when facing Lossiemouth.Lossiemouth missing players
Brora Rangers missing players
| Lossiemouth | Brora Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 39 | 72 | ||
| 69 | 33 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 7.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 16 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 7.2 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 52% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
