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Brechin vs Buckie Thistle prediction and preview
3 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Brechin host Buckie Thistle in the FA Cup (Scotland) on 3 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Brechin to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Final score: Brechin 3–2 Buckie Thistle.
Going into the match, Brechin had won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 21 and conceding 13. Buckie Thistle had won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 28 scored and 16 conceded.
Both teams scored in 6 of Brechin's last 10 and 6 of Buckie Thistle's last 10; 7 and 9 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Brechin averaged 1.75 goals scored and 1.38 conceded across 8 matches; away from home Buckie Thistle averaged 2.67 scored and 1.00 conceded across 6.
Our team-strength model expects about 2.05 goals from Brechin and 1.77 from Buckie Thistle. From that it rates a home win at 44%, a draw at 23% and an away win at 33%. For the published pick itself the model gives 67%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Brechin (green) and Buckie Thistle (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brechin | WLWWW | 2.10 | 1.30 | 60% | 70% |
| Buckie Thistle | LLLLW | 2.80 | 1.60 | 60% | 90% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.