Last time both sides faced each other, honours were even with a 2-2 at Shielfield Park.

Tranent currently sit in 4th place with 39 points from their 18 games played – made up of 12 wins, three draws, and three defeats.

Having went 11 games unbeaten in the Lowland League, the Big T come into this following their 1-0 defeat at home to Civil Service Strollers.

Berwick Rangers currently sit in 15th place with 21 points from their 22 games played – made up of five wins, six draws, and 11 defeats.

The Wee Gers have won one of their last 12 Lowland League outings – with eight defeats and three draws (including the recent 3-3 v Gala Fairydean Rovers) making up the other results.

Tranent have won two of their three meetings with University of Stirling, with their 2-1 victories sit either side of Stirling Uni’s 5-2 win.

Tranent currently sit in 4th place with 33 points from their 15 games played – made up of 10 wins, three draws, and two defeats.

The Big T come into this undefeated in their previous nine Lowland League matches, including their recent 2-0 win away to Bo’ness United.

University of Stirling currently sit in 6th place with 27 points from their 17 games played – made up of eight wins, three draws, and six defeats.

Uni come into this with three consecutive wins in the Lowland League behind them – 3-1 v Gretna 2008, 4-0 v Broomhill, and 1-0 v East Stirlingshire.

Tranent got the better of the results against Gala Fairydean Rovers, last season – drawing 0-0 and winning 2-0.

Tranent currently sit in 4th place with 27 points from their 13 games played – made up of eight wins, three draws, and two defeats.

The Big T are on a run of eleven games undefeated. Having won their previous nine, they come into this with back-to-back 2-2 draws – games that were decided in injury time on both occasions. Ben Miller salvaged a draw in the 93rd minute v Berwick Rangers, whilst Caley Braves found their equaliser on the 92nd minute.

Gala Fairydean Rovers currently sit in 8th place with 21 points from their 16 games played – made up of six wins, three draws, and seven defeats.

GFR have won only one of their last six outings, a 5-0 win over Edinburgh University. They have suffered three league defeats and a 5-2 Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Pollok, with their most recent result being a 0-0 draw with Albion Rovers.

Tranent maintained their 100% record under manager, Ian Little with a hard fought 1-0 win against Cowdenbeath on a chilly Wednesday night at Foresters Park.

In the early exchanges, however, Tranent did not look like a team with 6 wins on the bounce, with Cowdenbeath forcing several defensive mistakes and they were unlucky not to break the deadlock.

Tranent’s top scorer Cammy Ross looked to add to his impressive 13 league goals this season with two well worked chances towards the end of the half but was denied first by the post and then by the Cowdenbeath ‘keeper.

Tranent did finally find the back of the net early in the second half, which will have disappointed Calum Elliot and his Cowdenbeath side who had matched Tranent throughout the first half.

The goal came from Scott Gray, who cleverly finished Kieran Somerville’s low cross from the right hand side.

After the goal went in, neither side created much by way of chances, with most of the football being played in the centre of the pitch, much to Tranent’s relief.

Cowdenbeath possession did not amount to any clear chances on goal and Tranent were able to see out the 1-0 win.

Given East Kilbride’s comeback against Linlithgow Rose, the three points will feel especially important to Ian Little and his side – who look to keep pace with the current league leaders.

The Big T have been a free-scoring side so far this season, but what will please Little about this evening’s performance is that his side can grind out wins even when the goals aren’t flowing.

The Blue Brazil were able to contain Tranent effectively for large parts of the game and minimise clear shots on goal so will feel disappointed to be going home empty-handed.

For Tranent, three points are three points and it’s tight wins like these that can make all the difference come the end of the season.

Ben Marshall.

Last season, both teams secured home victories – Gretna 2008 winning 2-1, and Tranent securing their share of the points with a 4-0 win.

Tranent find themselves in 6th position – having won four of their seven games, drawing one, and losing two.

The Big T come into this on fine form – with three wins and a draw coming from their last four games, scoring 10 and conceding two.

After seven straights defeats and leaking a mammoth 39 goals, Gretna 2008 got their first points on the board, last weekend – with a dramatic last-minute winner securing a 2-1 win over Civil Service Strollers.

Now that the Anvils are off the foot of the table, a newfound sense of self-belief could help them accumulate more points and steer away from the danger zone.

It was Tranent who came out on top on both occasions, last season – defeating Broomhill 4-0 at home, and 2-1 away.

Tranent have won three of their first four fixtures – losing 2-1 to the only team who have been the victors on every outing, Bo’ness United.

The Big T have goals in them and are the league’s top scorers, at this moment – with comprehensive 6-2 and 5-1 victories coming against Edinburgh Uni and Cumbernauld Colts, as well as their opening day 2-1 win away to East Stirlingshire.

Broomhill have also won three of their four fixtures. Since losing 2-1 on the opening day to East Kilbride, The Broom have defeated both Linlithgow Rose and Caley Braves 2-0, followed by a 4-0 win v Edinburgh Uni.

Broomhill have the joint-best defence, alongside Bo’ness United – only conceding two goals (both on the opening day), and have kept three consecutive clean sheets.