League: Lowland League

The Scottish Lowland Football League, along with the Highland League is the 5th tier of Scottish football.

Cowdenbeath vs Caledonian Braves

Both sides managed a home victory, last season – with both fixtures ending 1-0.

Cowdenbeath currently sit in 11th place with 16 points from their 12 games played – made up of four wins, four draws, and four defeats.

After back-to-back victories, The Blue Brazil suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Tranent, and will be hoping to put some more points on the board.

Caledonian Braves currently sit in 9th place with 17 points from their 13 games played – made up of five wins, two draws, and six defeats.

Since their Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Fraserburgh, The Braves have hit a fine run of form, managing four consecutive victories – three in the league, and knocking fellow Lowland League side, East Stirlingshire out of the South Challenge Cup.

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East Stirlingshire vs Broomhill

East Stirlingshire took maximum points off Broomhill, last season – thanks to 1-0 and 2-0 victories.

East Stirlingshire currently sit in 14th place with 13 points from their 14 games played – made up of three wins, four draws, and seven defeats.

Since defeating Celtic B 2-1, The Shire come into this having suffered back-to-back defeats – losing 1-0 to Caledonian Braves in the South Challenge Cup, and 3-0 to Cumbernauld Colts midweek in the league.

Broomhill currently sit in 7th place with 17 points from their 12 games played – made up of five wins, two draws, and five defeats.

Since The Broom defeated Cumbernauld Colts 3-1 in the Scottish Cup First Round, they have been on either side of a 3-0 result – losing to Bo’ness United, followed by a victory over Civil Service Strollers.

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Edinburgh University vs Gretna 2008

Both sides managed home victories, last season – with both Gretna 2008 and Edinburgh University winning 3-1.

This could possibly be seen as the most important match for both teams, up until this point of the season.

Both teams have lost all of their league games, bar one, and have each conceded a colossal amount of goals.

Edinburgh University currently sit bottom of the table, and have a game in-hand over Gretna 2008 – losing 12 of their 13 played and drawing with Linlithgow Rose to make up the solitary point. They have also conceded 55 goals and scored 15.

Gretna 2008 sit one place above Uni – losing 13 of their 14 games played and defeating Civil Service Strollers to make up their three points. The Anvils have the worst scoring and conceding record at this stage of the season – letting in 61 goals and finding the back of the net on only eight occasions.

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Gala Fairydean Rovers vs Cumbernauld Colts

Gala Fairydean Rovers took maximum points off Cumbernauld Colts, last season – thanks to 4-2 and 1-0 victories.

Gala Fairydean Rovers currently sit in 6th place with 20 points from their 13 games played – made up of six wins, two draws, and five defeats.

GFR have won five of their last seven games in all competitions, scoring 24 goals along the way – including their recent 5-0 victory over Edinburgh University.

Cumbernauld Colts currently sit in 2nd place with 29 points from their 14 games played, three points behind league leaders, East Kilbride (who have two games in-hand) – made up of nine wins, two draws, and three defeats.

The Colts have also won five of their last seven matches in all competitions, and are currently on a four-game winning streak – with their most victory coming in the shape of a 3-0 win over East Stirlingshire.

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Linlithgow Rose vs Civil Service Strollers

Both sides have met only once previously – with Linlithgow Rose defeating Civil Service Strollers 3-1 in the Third Round of last season’s South Challenge Cup.

Linlithgow Rose currently sit in 10th place with 16 points from their 11 games played – made up of four wins, four draws, and three defeats.

The Rosey Posey suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of league leaders, East Kilbride in their previous match, but the game could have played out differently – with Linlithgow Rose going to the break with a 1-0 lead, as well as having a penalty saved.

Civil Service Strollers currently sit in 8th place with 17 points from their 12 games played – made up of five wins, two draws, and five defeats.

Strollers come into this having suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of East Kilbride and Broomhill – losing 2-0 and 3-0.

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Heart of Midlothian B vs Celtic B

It was Celtic B who got the better of the results, last season – with a 1-1 draw and a 2-0 win over Hearts B.

Hearts B currently sit in 3rd place with 27 points from their 14 games played – made up of seven wins, six draws, and one defeat.

The Wee Jambos are the second-highest scorers in the league with 37 goals – with the league top scorer, Makenzie Kirk finding the back of the net on 17 occasions, including the seven over the previous two fixtures v Bo’ness United and Berwick Rangers.

Celtic B currently sit in 13th place with 13 points from their 11 games played – made up of four wins, one draw, and six defeats.

The Young Hoops have now went six games without a victory in all competitions – with their 1-1 UEFA Youth League draw with Lazio being the only positive amongst five defeats.

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East Kilbride vs Linlithgow Rose

The sides have only met on one previous occasion – with the game ending 2-2 earlier this season.

East Kilbride currently sit top of the table with 29 points from their 11 games played – made up of nine wins and two draws.

It took 12 weeks of the 23/24 season for The Kilby to suffer their first defeat – losing to South Lanarkshire rivals, Hamilton Academical 5-2 in the Fourth Round of the SPFL Trust Trophy.

Linlithgow Rose currently sit in 9th place with 16 points from their ten games played – made up of four wins, four draws, and two defeats.

The Rosey Posey come into this off the back of a 4-2 win over St Peters in the South Challenge Cup – with four different players finding the back of the net.

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East Stirlingshire vs Cumbernauld Colts

Cumbernauld Colts defeated East Stirlingshire three times, last season – winning 3-2 and 2-0 in the league, as well as 1-0 in the Lowland League Cup. The meeting earlier this season ended in a 1-1 draw.

East Stirlingshire currently sit 14th in the table with 13 points from their 13 played – made up of three wins, four draws, and six defeats.

The Shire put in an impressive display to win 2-1 over Celtic B, however, they have since lost 1-0 to Caledonian Braves and will be looking to bounce back with a victory.

Cumbernauld Colts currently sit 2nd in the table with 26 points from their 13 played – made up of eight wins, two draws, and three defeats.

Since their 3-1 defeat to Broomhill in the Scottish Cup First Round, The Colts have won three games in a row – 2-0 and 3-2 league victories over Cowdenbeath and Edinburgh University, as well as a 4-2 win over Irvine Meadow in the South Challenge Cup Third Round.

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