Both sides met on three occasions, last season, with Cumbernauld Colts walking out victorious each time – 3-2 and 2-0 in league action, and knocking East Stirlingshire out of the Lowland League Cup with a 1-0 win.

Cumbernauld Colts currently sit in 4th place with 19 points from nine games played – made up of six wins, a draw, and two defeats.

The Colts come into this with three consecutive wins behind them, and a victory here will see them jump up to 2nd – one point behind league leaders, East Kilbride.

East Stirlingshire currently sit in 16th place with five points from nine games – made up of one win, two draws, and six defeats.

After back-to-back defeats v Stirling Uni and Albion Rovers, The Shire come into this having picked up a late point against Caledonian Braves – with the game ending 1-1.

The league’s joint-top scorer comes up against one of the best defences.

Both teams managed home victories, last season – with Broomhill winning 1-0 and Cumbernauld Colts winning 2-1. Colts also knocked Broomhill out of the Lowland League Cup, with a 3-1 victory.

Cumbernauld Colts are enjoying a successful start to the season – sitting in third place with 16 points from eight games, three points off league leaders, East Kilbride, who have a game in-hand.

The Colts come into this with back-to-back victories over Gretna 2008 and Bo’ness United. Billy Mortimer is the joint-top scorer, with eight goals.

Broomhill are currently in seventh place with 11 points from seven played.

Having went five league games undefeated without conceding a goal, the Broom come into this having lost 3-2 to Gala Fairydean Rovers.

Points were shared, last season – as Gretna 2008 won 3-2 at Broadwood, and Cumbernauld Colts returned the favour with a 3-0 win at Raydale.

Cumbernauld Colts have won three of their six games – 1-0 v Celtic B, 3-0 v University of Stirling, and 4-2 v Linlithgow Rose. A 0-0 draw with Berwick Rangers and 5-1 and 2-1 home defeats to Tranent and Hearts B make up their other results.

Billy Mortimer is the league’s third-top scorer, this season, with six goals in six games.

Gretna 2008 will be hoping they can resurrect last seasons victory at Broadwood, as they look to get their first points on the board.

It’s been a stormy start for Bryan Gilfillan’s boys, with the Anvils losing all six games – conceding 33, and finding the back of the net on only three occasions.

Both sides had a fair share of the spoils, last season – with each winning 2-1 at home.

Cumbernauld Colts have had a confident start to the season, with 10 points from five games – defeating Celtic B 1-0 on the opening day, with their other two wins coming from 3-0 and 4-2 victories over Stirling Uni and Linlithgow Rose. A goalless draw away to Berwick Rangers makes up their other point.

The Colts’ Billy Mortimer is the league’s top scorer, at this point – scoring six goals in the five games played.

Hearts B have also taken 10 points from their first five games – brushing aside Gretna 2008 with a comprehensive 7-0 on the opening day, with their other two wins coming from 3-2 and 2-1 victories over Civil Service Strollers and Albion Rovers. A 1-1 draw away to Gala Fairydean Rovers makes up their other point.

Makenzie Kirk of the Wee Jambos is the second-joint top scorer alongside Lewis Hendry of Edinburgh University, with both being on five. Only today’s opposition, Billy Mortimer has more.

Tranent took maximum points from Cumbernauld Colts, last season – with both games ending 2-1 to the Big T.

Cumbernauld Colts have taken seven points from their first three games – a 1-0 win over Celtic B on the opening day was followed by a 3-0 win away to Stirling Uni, with a point coming thanks to a 0-0 draw away to Berwick Rangers.

The Colts are the only team to have played and kept a clean sheet in every fixture, so far. Billy Mortimer – the joint top scorer with four goals, is also the only player to have gotten his name on the score sheet for the Broadwood side.

Tranent took six points from their first two fixtures – thanks to a 2-1 win over East Stirlingshire, and a dominating display against Edinburgh Uni that ended 6-2. Last weekend, they lost 2-1 to the in-form team, Bo’ness United.

Cammy Ross is the joint top scorer with four goals – grabbing a hat-trick against Edinburgh Uni, and the other goal coming against The Shire.

Cumbernauld Colts saw themselves finish 14th for the second consecutive year, ending the 22/23 campaign with 46 points – 30 points behind their opening weekend opponents, Celtic B.

The Colts will be looking to carry on the undefeated form of 22/23 when it comes to facing The Young Hoops – having won at Broadwood 4-2, and held on for a 1-1 draw at the Excelsior.

Celtic B finished third for the second consecutive season, sitting on 76 points for the 22/23 campaign – three behind Champions, Spartans, and only one behind Rangers B. They also had the best goal difference with +51 – scoring 96 and conceding 45.

Stephen McManus and Darren O’Dea have many talented players – with some of them having already featured for the First Team, such as Rocco Vata, Joey Dawson, and Bosun Lawal.