Both sides have already met twice this season, with East Kilbride being victorious over Celtic B on both occasions – knocking them out of the SPFL Trust Trophy with a 3-1 win, as well as their 2-1 triumph in the league.

Celtic B currently sit in 9th place with 23 points from their 16 games played – made up of seven wins, two draws, and seven defeats.

The Young Hoops last domestic outing saw a 3-3 draw with Cowdenbeath, but they come into this fresh off a late 3-2 defeat at the hands of Feyenoord in the UEFA Youth League.

East Kilbride are currently top of the table with 44 points from their 17 games played – made up of 14 wins, two draws, and one defeat.

Having suffered their first league defeat of the season with a 4-2 loss to second-place Hearts B, The Kilby returned the scoreline – coming into this off the back of a 4-2 win over Gala Fairydean Rovers.

Celtic B have defeated Edinburgh University on all four occasions both sides have met – winning 3-0, 6-0, 4-2, and 5-0.

Celtic B currently sit in 15th place with 13 points from their 12 games played – made up of four wins, a draw, and seven defeats.

The Young Hoops come into this fresh off a 3-0 victory over Linlithgow Rose – a result that will give them confidence, having picked up only two wins from their previous 12 outings.

Edinburgh University currently sit in 17th place with four points from their 14 games played – made up of one win, one draw, and 12 defeats.

Uni come into this off the back of their first victory of the season – defeating Gretna 2008 3-2, a result that saw them leapfrog the Anvils and come off the foot of the table.

This is the first time both sides have faced each other.

Celtic B currently sit in 14th place with 13 points from their 12 games played – made up of four wins, one draw, and seven defeats.

The Young Hoops are currently on a four-game losing streak – most recently their 2-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Youth League, and have won only two of their last 12 matches – with one other result being a draw.

Linlithgow Rose currently sit in 8th place with 19 points from their 12 games played – made up of five wins, four draws, and three defeats.

The Rosey Posey won their last outing a week and a half ago – defeating Civil Service Strollers 2-0 at home.

Celtic B took maximum points off East Stirlingshire, last season – thanks to 3-0 and 2-1 victories.

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

The Young Hoops come into this off the back of a 1-1 draw with Lazio in the UEFA Youth League – with Mackenzie Carse’s injury-time spot kick securing the point in dramatic fashion.

East Stirlingshire currently sit in 15th place with 10 points from their 12 games played – made up of two wins, four draws, and six defeats.

The Shire will come into this with some confidence having held second placed Hearts B to a 1-1 draw at Falkirk Stadium.

Both sides shared the points with home victories, last season – with Celtic B winning 6-0, and Stirling Uni winning 2-1.

Celtic B currently sit in 12th place with 10 points from their eight games played – made up of three wins, one draw, and four defeats.

The Young Hoops won their last Lowland League game 2-1 v Albion Rovers, but have since suffered back-to-back defeats – 5-0 v West Ham U21’s in the Premier League Cup, and 3-0 v Feyenoord in the UEFA Youth League.

University of Stirling currently sit in 15th place with nine points from their nine games played – made up of two wins, three draws, and four defeats.

The Students come into this having been knocked out of the SPFL Trust Trophy and Scottish Cup since their last league fixture, with 3-2 and 3-1 defeats at the hands of Airdrieonians and Albion Rovers.

Celtic B currently find themselves occupying 13th in the Lowland League.

Having tallied up seven points in seven games – the Young Hoops lost on the opening day, then managed two wins and a draw, but come into this having lost three consecutive matches.

Albion Rovers have enjoyed a solid start to their inaugural season in the Lowland League – having played four games due to competing in the Viaplay Cup Group Stage.

Since their opening day defeat to Hearts B, Rovers have hit form – coming into this with three consecutive wins behind them.

When both sides met last season, they accumulated 13 goals between them. Celtic B won 4-3 at Gala’s Netherdale, with GFR returning the favour by defeating the Young Hoops 4-2 at the Excelsior.

Celtic B have had an indifferent start to the 23/24 campaign – losing 1-0 to Cumbernauld Colts on the opening day, defeating Caley Braves 5-1, then coming from behind to draw 2-2 with Cowdenbeath.

The Young Hoops will be looking to get over their 3-1 defeat to East Kilbride – a loss that saw them exit the SPFL Trust Trophy at the first round.

Gala Fairydean Rovers come into this one with the exact same form as their opponents – losing 3-0 to Bo’ness United on the opening day, defeating East Stirlingshire 2-0, then coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Hearts B.

Martin Scott will be hoping Danny Galbraith can lead GFR to victory – with the captain scoring two of Gala’s three league goals.

Celtic B defeated Cowdenbeath on both occasions, last season – winning 3-1 at the Excelsior and 3-0 at Central Park.

The Young Hoops suffered an opening day 1-0 defeat at the hands of Cumbernauld Colts – a side they haven’t been able to beat on four consecutive occasions.

They did, however, get their first three points on the board – thanks to a 5-1 win over Caley Braves, with Lewis Dobbie and Ben Quinn scoring two apiece, and Bruno Davidson grabbing the other.

This is Cowdenbeath’s opening Lowland League fixture, having participated in the Viaplay Cup Group Stage – losing 1-0 to both St Mirren and Forfar, and drawing 1-1 with Arbroath and Montrose, but losing to both on penalties.

The Blue Brazil’s inaugural season in the Lowland League saw them finish in 15th, and they’ll be hoping for a better outing in 23/24.