Clachnacuddin host Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in the Scottish FA Cup. Both clubs have been through some proper streaky spells lately, mixing convincing wins with some heavy defeats.
This is a cup tie between two sides from separate regional leagues, Clachnacuddin from the Highland League and Bonnyrigg Rose from the Lowland League, so there's no shared table to lean on for context here.
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How both sides have been playing
Bonnyrigg Rose have won 10 of their last 20 matches across competitions, with four draws and six defeats, and they've scored 43 while conceding 31. That's a decent scoring return, but the losses have sometimes been heavy, including a 1-6 and a 0-4.
Clachnacuddin: 20 completed matches; Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic: 20 completed matches.
Clachnacuddin
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 38
- Conceded
- 33
- Difference
- +5
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 43
- Conceded
- 31
- Difference
- +12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Cup | Clachnacuddin | Celtic II | 26.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| Challenge Cup | Clachnacuddin | Ross County | 22.09.2026 | 1-5 |
| Football League - Highland League | Deveronvale | Clachnacuddin | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Football League - Highland League | Inverurie Loco Works | Clachnacuddin | 16.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Football League - Highland League | Clachnacuddin | Formartine United | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Challenge Cup | Peterhead | Clachnacuddin | 08.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Football League - Highland League | Clachnacuddin | Lossiemouth | 05.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Football League - Highland League | Fraserburgh | Clachnacuddin | 29.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Challenge Cup | Clachnacuddin | Elgin City | 25.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Football League - Highland League | Clachnacuddin | Nairn County | 22.08.2026 | 6-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Cup | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Motherwell U21 | 26.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Challenge Cup | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Airdrie United | 22.09.2026 | 1-6 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Stirling University | 19.09.2026 | 6-1 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Gala Fairydean Rovers | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 16.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Civil Service Strollers | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 12.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Challenge Cup | East Kilbride | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 08.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Hill Of Beath Hawthorn | 29.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Challenge Cup | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Rangers U21 | 25.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Berwick Rangers | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 22.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Challenge Cup | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | Annan Athletic | 11.08.2026 | 1-0 |
Clachnacuddin's record over the same length of sample reads six wins, six draws and eight losses, with 37 scored and 31 conceded. They've had some big away scalps in Challenge Cup ties but have also shipped six and four goals in separate Highland League games this year.
Bonnyrigg's numbers look a touch healthier on paper, but neither side has been the picture of consistency lately.

What kind of game this could turn into
Both teams have been involved in high-scoring matches recently, on both ends of the scoreline. Clachnacuddin have had games finish 6-1, 5-0 and 4-0, while Bonnyrigg have featured in a 1-6 and a 6-1 of their own.
With a cup tie like this, and no head-to-head data to go on, it's hard to lean on history. What we can say is that goals have flowed fairly freely for both sides this season, whichever way those results have gone.
A tight, goalless cup grind doesn't fit the pattern either side has shown lately.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hogarth | Scotland | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Both Clachnacuddin and Bonnyrigg Rose have had spells of scoring goals and spells of leaking them, which makes this a tricky one to call with any conviction.
Without a market to weigh up or previous meetings to draw on, we'd rather sit this one out than force an angle that isn't really there.
