Today's Highland League matches between Clach and Brora Rangers at Grant Street, and Strathspey Thistle v Buckie Thistle at Seafield Park, have both been postponed due to frozen pitches.
Highland League
Clach v Brora Rangers
Clach take on Brora at Grant Street and they'll be without the injured Dougie Maclennan (nose) and John Macaskill (calf). Colin Macrae can't play against his parent club and Paul Smith also misses out with work commitments.
Brora are in great form and they continued that with a Highland League Cup win at Buckie last time out. Paul Brindle and James Ross remain out for the Cattachs.
Cove Rangers v Rothes
Leaders Cove will be aiming to get back to winning ways in the league when Rothes visit Balmoral Stadium, after they suffered their first defeat of the season at title rivals Fraserburgh a fortnight ago.
Boss Steven Macdonald has a full strength squad to choose from for visitors Rothes, who have slipped to 12th place after just one win in their last five league outings.
Formartine Utd v Deveronvale
Formartine and Deveronvale meet again at North Lodge Park, just 8 days after the home side triumphed in their League Cup Quarter-Final clash.
Vale manager Steve Dolan will go into the game with the same squad to choose from as last weekend.
Forres Mechanics v Lossiemouth
Forres take on Lossiemouth at Mosset Park and they'll be without the unavailable Graham Fraser. Craig McGovern and Lee Fraser will be out for the foreseeable future.
James McLaren and Fraser Forbes are both unavailable for Lossie, while Scott Campbell and Stewart Black are suspended. Ross Elliott is out with a back injury and Connor MacAuley will face a late fitness test.
Fort William v Huntly
Fort William face Huntly at Claggan Park and boss Kris Anderson has a fully fit squad to select from for this one.
Gary McGowan and Cammy Booth miss out through suspension for the visitors, while Matthew Johnson is out injured.
Highland League
Lossiemouth 1-5 Clach
Lossie: Ryan Sewell
Scott Campbell sent off, Stewart Black sent off
Clach: Sean Webb (2), Scott Dunn, Ross Logan (2)
Strathspey Thistle 1-3 Fraserburgh
Strathspey: Scott Lisle
Broch: Scott Barbour, Aiden Combe, Ryan Christie (pen)
Highland League Cup Quarter Finals
Buckie Thistle 1-3 Brora Rangers
Buckie: Shaun Wood
Brora: Kyle Macleod, Dale Gillespie, Gavin Morrison
Cove Rangers 5-0 Huntly
Cove: Jamie Masson, Jordon Brown, Dan Park, Hamish Macleod, Ryan Ferguson
Formartine Utd 4-1 Deveronvale
Formartine: Garry Wood, Stuart Smith, Conor Gethins, Ryan Stott
Vale: Grant Noble
Michael Dunn sent off
League Cup Semi-Final draw:
Brora Rangers v Formartine United
Cove Rangers v Wick Academy
Ties to be played on Saturday March 16th 2019
Highland League
Lossiemouth v Clach
Two of the bottom three clash at Grant Park and Lossie will hope to close the six-point gap on their opponents Clach. The home side are without Ross Elliott, who has a back injury, but the rest of the squad are fit.
Goalkeeper Dougie Maclennan misses out for Clach with a facial injury, while Paul Smith is out due to work commitments.
Strathspey Thistle v Fraserburgh
Strathspey add Richard Tawse and John Cameron to their squad for the visit of Fraserburgh to Seafield Park. Richard Finnis misses out as the Grantown Jags look to continue their excellent form, after impressive recent wins over Wick and Rothes.
Jamie Beagrie, Michael Rae, Willie West and Gary Harris are all out injured for the visitors, who ended Cove's one hundred percent start in the league last weekend to move within five points of the leaders.
Highland League Cup Quarter Finals
Buckie Thistle v Brora Rangers
Buckie take on Brora at Victoria Park as they aim to reach the semi-final of the League Cup for the first time since 2014.
Brora are looking to repeat their 2016 League Cup success, but they’ll have to do it without the injured Paul Brindle and James Ross today. Neil Macdonald is fit again and returns to the squad.
Cove Rangers v Huntly
Cove suffered their first league defeat of the season at Fraserburgh last time out and they’ll hope to return to winning ways against Huntly at Balmoor Stadium. Paul McManus and Mitch Megginson remain out injured, but Ryan Strachan is available.
Darren Wood and Alex Thoirs miss out for the visitors, while Gary McGowan is suspended after his red card against Locos last time out.
Formartine Utd v Deveronvale
Formartine host Deveronvale at North Lodge Park as they bid to defend the trophy they won for the first time in their history last term.
Vale are in fine form on the road and they’re boosted by the return of Graeme Watt and Kyle Gauld to the squad who won at Nairn last weekend.
| 20-03-2019 20:00 - SHFL Week 32 | ||||
| Wick Academy |
|
2 : 0 |
|
Nairn County |
| 16-03-2019 15:00 - Highland League Cup Semi Finals | ||||
| Brora Rangers |
|
0 : 2 |
|
Formartine United |
| 16-03-2019 15:00 - SHFL Week 32 | ||||
| Turriff United |
|
12 : 1 |
|
Fort William |
| Deveronvale |
|
0 : 1 |
|
Rothes |
| Forres Mechanics |
|
1 : 0 |
|
Clachnacuddin |
| Fraserburgh |
|
3 : 1 |
|
Keith |
| Huntly |
|
0 : 5 |
|
Nairn County |
| Inverurie Locos |
|
7 : 0 |
|
Lossiemouth |
| 16-03-2019 14:30 - Highland League Cup Semi Finals | ||||
| Cove Rangers |
|
3 : 1 |
|
Wick Academy |
| 13-03-2019 20:00 - SHFL Week 31 | ||||
| Deveronvale |
|
0 : 0 |
|
Huntly |
| 09-03-2019 15:00 - SHFL Week 31 | ||||
| Lossiemouth |
|
1 : 5 |
|
Brora Rangers |
| Nairn County |
|
1 : 2 |
|
Keith |
| Buckie Thistle |
|
3 : 1 |
|
Formartine United |
| Turriff United |
|
0 : 9 |
|
Fraserburgh |
| Deveronvale |
|
0 : 1 |
|
Cove Rangers |
| Wick Academy |
|
2 : 1 |
|
Strathspey Thistle |
| Huntly |
|
4 : 4 |
|
Rothes |
| Inverurie Locos |
|
2 : 2 |
|
Clachnacuddin |
| Rank | Teams | Array | Array | Array |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cove Rangers | 28 | 77 | WDWWW |
| 2 | Brora Rangers | 29 | 74 | DWWDW |
| 3 | Fraserburgh | 31 | 73 | WWWWW |
| 4 | Inverurie Locos | 32 | 60 | WDLDW |
| 5 | Formartine United | 28 | 59 | WDDDL |
| 6 | Forres Mechanics | 30 | 59 | WWWLW |
| 7 | Wick Academy | 27 | 44 | WWDWW |
| 8 | Buckie Thistle | 28 | 43 | WLLDW |
| 9 | Rothes | 28 | 36 | DDLDW |
| 10 | Deveronvale | 31 | 35 | WLLDL |
| 11 | Huntly | 28 | 35 | DLDDL |
| 12 | Turriff United | 30 | 31 | LLWLW |
| 13 | Keith | 28 | 30 | LLDWL |
| 14 | Strathspey Thistle | 28 | 30 | LWLWL |
| 15 | Nairn County | 28 | 29 | LWLWL |
| 16 | Clachnacuddin | 26 | 20 | WDLDL |
| 17 | Lossiemouth | 31 | 8 | LLDLL |
| 18 | Fort William | 27 | -7 | LLLLL |