MATCH PREVIEW - EAST KILBRIDE (H)

It’s a case of déjà vu as we welcome East Kilbride to Central Park for the second successive Saturday with a 3pm kick off.

Last Saturday we of course crashed out of the South Challenge Cup following a 6-0 defeat Kilby with Tiwi Daramola returning to Fife to score two goals along with Nathan Flanagan, Robert Thomson and recent signing from Linfield John Robertson who came off the bench to also hit a brace.

Our previous this season league meeting at K Park in August saw us comeback from 2-0 down only to eventually lose 4-2 with Jonny Lyon, Ally Roy, who was later sent off, and a brace from Calum Biggar getting the Kilby goals with Jamie Docherty and Josh Jack getting our goals.


LAST TIME OUT

Despite taking the lead through Zac Butterworth who bagged his fourth goal of the season we lost 2-1 against University of Stirling at Forthbank on Wednesday night with James Stokes hitting a brace.


THE OPPOSITION

With 11 league games remaining Mick Kennedy’s side lead the Lowland League by ten points and look well on course to win the league for the third time following previous wins in 2017 and 2019.

So far the have won 18 of their 23 games played with their other 17 wins coming against Broomhill (2-1), Gretna 2008 (7-0 & 4-1), East Stirlingshire (2-1), Gala Fairydean Rovers (6-1 & 4-2), Celtic B (2-1 & 2-0), Edinburgh University (9-0), Civil Service Strollers (2-0), Linlithgow Rose (2-1), Bo’ness United (4-3), Cumbernauld Colts (2-0 & 2-1) and University of Stirling (4-2).

There have been three draws against University of Stirling (1-1), Linlithgow Rose (2-2) and Caledonian Braves while their two defeats came against Hearts B (2-4) and Albion Rovers (1-3).


MATCH SPONSOR: CHRISTOPHER BATHGATE
MATCHBALL SPONSOR: SCOTT RALPH



MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE – Daniel Graves

ASSISTANT REFEREES – Ellis Walls & Cameron Saunderson


ADMISSION

Adults - £10 (£11 PATG) | Concessions - £5 (£6 PATG) | 12 and under - FREE | Season tickets are valid for this game.

To save £1, you can buy your ticket in advance here.


PROGRAMME

Issue 12 of our new look Blue Brazilian is on sale from just inside the turnstiles and is a 40 page issue which also covered Saturday’s South Challenge Cup game with Kilby. The cost is £3.50.




Previewer: Andrew Mullen.