Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kelty Hearts & Buckie Thistle face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Kelty Hearts form and stats
Hearts was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Scottish Cup.When playing at home in the League Two, Kelty Hearts have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. Hearts has a nice streak going on as they have played 19 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the East Kilbride defeat 349 days ago.
A good away victory last time out for Hearts, who won 3-2 against Edinburgh City.
Previous to that game, a League Two home match hosting Annan Athletic in a game that was won 2-1.The Kelty Hearts fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Defensively Hearts have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Buckie Thistle form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Cumbernauld Colts in order to reach 2nd round of Scottish Cup. They also participated in Scottish Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.The fact that Thistle have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Thistle play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Huntly.
That result followed a home victory 9-1 versus Fort William in the Football League.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Austin 8 goals |  K. Higginbotham 3 goals | J. Barjonas 3 goals |
Kelty Hearts missing players
Buckie Thistle missing players
| Kelty Hearts | Buckie Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 61 | 28 | Scored | S | 32 | 82 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.7 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 6 |