National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nairn County or Lossiemouth 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 Nairn County and Lossiemouth.
Nairn County form and stats
Last season, County's North of Scotland Cup journey ended in the 1st round.The fans are hoping that Nairn County will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Highland League Cup fixture against Keith.
A Football League - Highland League defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Brechin City.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Football League - Highland League game versus Strathspey Thistle in only four days. This game is also played here at Station Park.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Nairn County friendly games in pre-season: Nairn County played two friendlies, won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Nairn County scored {1 goals} and conceded 9 in these two games.
Lossiemouth form and stats
Lossiemouth was sent out of North of Scotland Cup in the semi-finals last season.This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Highland League Cup home loss versus Strathspey Thistle with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Brora Rangers.Lossiemouth have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a Football League - Highland League match vs Banks O Dee FC. A difficult diary for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Nairn County-Lossiemouth H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Nairn County four wins, Lossiemouth three wins, two draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Nairn County missing players
Lossiemouth missing players
| Nairn County | Lossiemouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 18 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | ||
| 44 | 17 | Conceded | C | 29 | 54 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 52% | ||
| 0.9 | 1.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.4 | 0.7 | ||
| 0.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 105% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 150% | 144% | ||
| 4.9 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
