Forres Mechanics vs Buckie ThistlePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Forres Mechanics arrive on the back of a poor run: one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five outings, five goals scored and seven conceded. The most recent was a 0-1 loss away at Wick Academy; before that a 1-2 at home to Formartine United and a 1-1 away at Deveronvale. The only win of the sequence is the 2-1 over Clachnacuddin, while further back came a 1-2 away at Lossiemouth. Buckie Thistle show different numbers over the same span: three wins, one draw and one defeat, seventeen goals scored and six conceded. Their latest outing was a 2-3 away at Keith; before that a 5-0 against Rothes, a 6-0 away at Invergordon and a 2-1 away at Turriff United, with a 2-2 at home to Brora Rangers closing the set. In the five most recent head-to-heads Buckie Thistle have won three times: 4-0 last March at Forres, 2-0 on their own ground in October 2025 and 8-1 in December 2023, again at Forres. The picture is completed by a 1-1 in March 2025 and the 2-1 with which Forres Mechanics won away in October 2024. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.