Fraserburgh vs Forres Mechanics
Scotland • Highland / Lowland - Highland League • 2026/2027 • Round 21 • Highland League
Fraserburgh7 November 2026
Forres Mechanics
Match information
- Country
- Scotland
- Competition
- Highland / Lowland - Highland League
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 21
- Stage
- Highland League
- Date
- 7 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Bellslea Park, Fraserburgh
Prediction
Fraserburgh win70%
Draw16%
Forres Mechanics win14%
Clubs
Fraserburgh
- Founded
- 1910
- Country
- Scotland
- Stadium
- Bellslea Park
- City
- Fraserburgh
- Capacity
- 3 000
- Surface
- grass
Forres Mechanics
- Founded
- 1884
- Country
- Scotland
- Stadium
- Mosset Park
- City
- Forres
- Capacity
- 4 500
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
FraserburghWDLDD
Forres MechanicsWLLLD
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Formartine Utd | 15 | +9 | 28 |
| 4 | Fraserburgh | 15 | +16 | 27 |
| 5 | Banks O' Dee | 15 | +12 | 25 |
| … | ||||
| 8 |  Strathspey Thistle | 16 | +7 | 22 |
| 9 | Forres Mechanics | 15 | +1 | 21 |
| 10 |  Deveronvale | 16 | 0 | 21 |
Head-to-head
- 8 August 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 0 : 2 Fraserburgh (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 20 December 2025 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 3 : 1 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 9 August 2025 • Highland / Lowland • Forres 4 : 1 Fraserburgh (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 1 February 2025 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 3 : 1 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 14 September 2024 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 2 : 2 Fraserburgh (Half-time 2 : 0)
Match result probability
Fraserburgh win70%
Draw16%
Forres Mechanics win14%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 86%
- X2
- 30%
- 12
- 84%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 91%
- Under 1.5
- 9%
- Over 2.5
- 76%
- Under 2.5
- 24%
- Over 3.5
- 56%
- Under 3.5
- 44%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 66%
- No
- 34%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Fraserburgh | Forres Mechanics |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 98% | 2% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 95% | 5% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 86% | 14% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 70% | 30% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 50% | 50% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 30% | 70% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 16% | 84% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 7% | 93% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Fraserburgh
- Mark Cowie
- Forres Mechanics
- Steven Macdonald
Squad - Fraserburgh
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Joe Barbour | 33 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Will Sim | 17 |
| 3 | Bryan Hay | 37 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 8 | William West | 38 |
| 10 | Liam Strachan | 27 |
| 11 | Ryan Sargent | 25 |
| 14 | Logan Watt | 23 |
| 16 | Greg Buchan | 28 |
| 16 | Jamie Maclellan | 22 |
| 19 | Jake Garden | - |
| 26 | Lewis Duncan | 24 |
| Alex Gibb | 18 | |
| Callan Gray | 24 | |
| Jedison Adams | - | |
| Matthew Mahoney | - | |
| Forwards | ||
| 9 | Aidan Sopel | 26 |
| 11 | Scott Barbour | 34 |
| 17 | Sean Butcher | 32 |
| 23 | Fraser Mackie | 19 |
Squad - Forres Mechanics
| # | Player | Apps | Goals | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| A. MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| A. Skinner | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C. Howarth | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Grant | - | - | - | |
| K. Connolly | - | - | - | |
| M. McLauchlan | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| J. Alonge | - | - | - | |
| K. Hayllar | - | - | - | |
| M. Jamieson | - | - | - | |
| S. Sutherland | - | - | - | |
| Forwards | ||||
| A. Cruickshank | - | - | - | |
| C. Brown | - | - | - | |
| C. Frame | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C. Johnston | - | - | - | |
| J. Taylor | - | - | - | |
 K. Macleod | - | - | - | |
| S. Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Head-to-head
Last 9 meetings
Fraserburgh wins6
Draws2
Forres Mechanics wins1
- Goals: Fraserburgh
- 19 (2.1)
- Goals: Forres Mechanics
- 11 (1.2)
- Goals per match
- 3.3
- Both teams scored
- 7 / 9
- Over 2.5 goals
- 7 / 9
Results
- 8 August 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 0 : 2 Fraserburgh (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 20 December 2025 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 3 : 1 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 9 August 2025 • Highland / Lowland • Forres 4 : 1 Fraserburgh (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 1 February 2025 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 3 : 1 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 14 September 2024 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 2 : 2 Fraserburgh (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 20 March 2024 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 1 : 2 Fraserburgh (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 3 February 2024 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 2 : 1 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 15 April 2023 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 3 : 0 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 2 : 0)
- 5 November 2022 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 1 : 1 Fraserburgh (Half-time 0 : 1)
Form: last 10 matches
| Fraserburgh | Forres Mechanics | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 3-4-3 | 3-2-5 |
| Scored (per match) | 18 (1.8) | 12 (1.2) |
| Conceded (per match) | 24 (2.4) | 15 (1.5) |
| Clean sheets | 0 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 8 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 8 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
Recent form - Fraserburgh
- D24 October 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Nairn County 2 : 2 Fraserburgh (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D17 October 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 1 : 1 Brora Rangers (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L13 October 2026 • Challenge Cup • Fraserburgh 2 : 3 Dundee FC B (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D10 October 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 2 : 2 Strathspey Thistle (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W7 October 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Banks O' Dee 1 : 3 Fraserburgh (Half-time 1 : 3)
- L3 October 2026 • Scottish Cup • Caledonian Braves 4 : 0 Fraserburgh (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • Challenge Cup • Fraserburgh 4 : 3 Stirling (Half-time 3 : 3)
- L22 September 2026 • Challenge Cup • Fraserburgh 0 : 5 Cove Rangers (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W19 September 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Wick Academy 2 : 3 Fraserburgh (Half-time 0 : 3)
- D16 September 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Fraserburgh 1 : 1 Formartine Utd (Half-time 1 : 1)
Recent form - Forres Mechanics
- D17 October 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 2 : 2 Huntly (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L10 October 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Turriff Utd 2 : 0 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L7 October 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 2 : 5 Brora Rangers (Half-time 0 : 4)
- L3 October 2026 • Scottish Cup • Forres Mechanics 0 : 1 Stirling University (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W25 September 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Strathspey Thistle 0 : 1 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W19 September 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 3 : 0 Banks O' Dee (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W16 September 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 2 : 1 Buckie Thistle (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L5 September 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Wick Academy 1 : 0 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L29 August 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Forres Mechanics 1 : 2 Formartine Utd (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D22 August 2026 • Highland / Lowland • Deveronvale 1 : 1 Forres Mechanics (Half-time 1 : 0)
Standings - Highland League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brora Rangers | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 14 | +42 | 39 |
| 2 |  Inverurie | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 32 |
| 3 | Formartine Utd | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 28 |
| 4 | Fraserburgh | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 27 |
| 5 | Banks O' Dee | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 25 |
| 6 |  Clachnacuddin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 23 |
| 7 |  Huntly | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 22 |
| 8 | Strathspey Thistle | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 22 |
| 9 | Forres Mechanics | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 21 |
| 10 | Deveronvale | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 |  Nairn County | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 |  Turriff Utd | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 |  Buckie Thistle | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 19 |
| 14 |  Keith | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 18 |
| 15 |  Lossiemouth | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 |  Invergordon | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 13 |
| 17 |  Wick Academy | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 44 | -27 | 10 |
| 18 |  Rothes | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 63 | -53 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brora Rangers | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 22 |
| 2 | Banks O' Dee | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 17 |
| 3 | Keith | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 17 |
| 4 | Inverurie | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 17 |
| 5 | Nairn County | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 16 |
| 6 | Clachnacuddin | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 15 |
| 7 | Huntly | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 14 |
| 8 | Turriff Utd | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 13 |
| 9 | Forres Mechanics | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 |
| 10 | Deveronvale | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 |
| 11 | Formartine Utd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 |
| 12 | Fraserburgh | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| 13 | Buckie Thistle | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 10 |
| 14 | Invergordon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Lossiemouth | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 9 |
| 16 | Strathspey Thistle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 7 |
| 17 | Wick Academy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Rothes | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 | -28 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brora Rangers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 17 |
| 2 | Formartine Utd | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 |
| 3 | Fraserburgh | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 16 |
| 4 | Inverurie | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 15 |
| 5 | Strathspey Thistle | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 15 |
| 6 | Deveronvale | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 7 | Buckie Thistle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 |
| 8 | Lossiemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 |
| 9 | Clachnacuddin | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 |
| 10 | Banks O' Dee | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 8 |
| 11 | Huntly | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Forres Mechanics | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Turriff Utd | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Nairn County | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 5 |
| 15 | Invergordon | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 4 |
| 16 | Wick Academy | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 4 |
| 17 | Keith | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 1 |
| 18 | Rothes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 28 | -25 | 0 |