Johnstone Burgh

Both sides enter this cup tie with consistent scoring records across recent weeks. Johnstone Burgh have seen over 2.5 total goals in four of their last five fixtures, scoring 10 goals and conceding six across that run. Formartine United have found the net in five consecutive matches, while conceding multiple goals in each of their last two away games. Given the attacking returns and lack of recent clean sheets on both sides, the match profile strongly points toward another open, higher-scoring encounter.

Johnstone Burgh come into this tie in superior recent form, winning three of their past five matches and losing only once. Newton Stewart have suffered four defeats across their last five games, conceding nineteen goals in that sequence. With Johnstone Burgh having also won the previous meeting between these teams 3-2, backing the away side on double chance offers strong coverage in this knockout fixture.