(06/08/2022 – BREEDON HIGHLAND LEAGUE, GRANT PARK, LOSSIEMOUTH)
Lossiemouth entertain Buckie Thistle at Grant Park. Tha’ Jags were runners-up in the Breedon Highland League last season and have started their league campaign with a pair of narrow wins, but have already been knocked out of two cup competitions, failing to win any of their three away games so far this season.
CURRENT LEAGUE FORM (MOST RECENT RESULT FIRST)…
LOSSIEMOUTH – LL, GF 1, GA 5; LEAGUE POSITION – 16th
Lossie have begun the season with a pair of narrow defeats, starting with a home loss to Shire middleweights and current tabletoppers Formartine United. Three goals down inside the first half, Lossie were back in the game when Martin Charlesworth rounded Ewan Macdonald and stroked the ball into the goal, and had Ross Elliott’s penalty hit the back of the net instead of the bar, who knows how things might have panned out. A trip to Deveronvale was less memorable, with the plucky Banff side eventually claiming three hard-earned points against an out-of-sorts Lossie.
BUCKIE THISTLE – WW, GF 4, GA 2; LEAGUE POSITION – 3rd
Tha’ Jags head west with two league wins under their belts, but their season has been a mixed bag of results thus far. A surprise draw with SPFL Premiership outfit Ross County got their Premier Sports Cup group stage off to a lively start, but three defeats soon followed, and Buckie eventually ended up the strongest team in the group. A last-minute winner was needed to get the better of Wick Academy on the opening day of the league season, before Formartine knocked Buckie out of the Aberdeenshire Cup on penalties. Another narrow win followed, this time against champions Fraserburgh, leaving Buckie well-regarded in terms of the title contenders. Buckie remain unbeaten on league duty since October 2021, and have claimed 79 out of the last 81 league points available.
CURRENT LEAGUE TABLE…
LAST SEASON…
27/11/2021 – Lossiemouth 0-5 Buckie Thistle – Report
PREVIOUS SIX LEAGUE MEETINGS AT GRANT PARK…
09/10/2019 – Lossiemouth 0-5 Buckie Thistle
29/08/2018 – Lossiemouth 0-8 Buckie Thistle
08/11/2017 – Lossiemouth 0-3 Buckie Thistle
14/09/2016 – Lossiemouth 2-5 Buckie Thistle
02/04/2016 – Lossiemouth 0-1 Buckie Thistle
28/03/2015 – Lossiemouth 1-2 Buckie Thistle
LAST HOME WIN AGAINST BUCKIE THISTLE…
04/01/2014 – Lossiemouth 3-1 Buckie Thistle
WAY BACK WHEN…
03/04/2010 – Lossiemouth 4-3 Buckie Thistle – Report – Photos
Lossie bounced Buckie Thistle out of the Highland League Cup with a stirring comeback win at The Bernagow. Goals from Shawn Scott, Stuart Strathdee and Tony Ross saw Lossie through to the semi-finals at the expense of Tha’ Jags.
TOP SCORERS…
Kevin Fraser leads the way for Buckie with three goals, while Martin Charlesworth has scored Lossie’s only goal so far this season.
ON THE DAY…
Updates and the like will be available on Twitter from before KO, with the usual post-match spread sometime later in the evening and healthy analysis on fitbanorth.com throughout the day.
BUCKIE FANS!
The address for the social club is 39-41 Macduff Street, Lossiemouth, IV31 6JA. Away fans will be made welcome before and after the game so come on in. Street parking is plentiful, and the ground is but a short walk away.
AT THE GROUND…
Please arrive at Grant Park early to avoid queues and having to listen to the first five minutes of the game from outside the ground. Door tax is £10, and £5 concession.
SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM PREDICTION…
Score draw. At the very least you’ll get goals – the last scoreless draw between the two at The Bernagow was in May 1986.