Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nairn County & Strathspey Thistle face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Nairn County form and stats
Last season, County's Scottish Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.Nairn County's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Brechin City.
In the match before that, County hosted Forres Mechanics and drew the Football League game 2-2.County have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Nairn County have scored 0 goals and conceded 3 times.
Strathspey Thistle form and stats
They also participated in Scottish Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd preliminary round.Three has not been a lucky number for Strathspey Thistle as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Turriff United match.
Strathspey Thistle might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rothes proved too strong as Strathspey slumped to a 1-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Seafield Park.
It was a Football League defeat before that one as the away game against Deveronvale wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): County three wins, zero draws and Strathspey Thistle one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Nairn County missing players
Strathspey Thistle missing players
| Nairn County | Strathspey Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 9 | 18 | ||
| 34 | 25 | Scored | S | 17 | 31 | ||
| 58 | 35 | Conceded | C | 36 | 68 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 6.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11.2 | 11.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.8 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 21% | ||