Deveronvale vs Troon FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Neither side arrives full of confidence

Deveronvale's last 20 outings read five wins, three draws and 12 defeats, with 22 goals scored but 42 shipped at the other end. That's a lot of goals let in over a stretch that covers the back end of last season and the start of this one. Their most recent trio was a 2-2 draw with Clachnacuddin followed by back-to-back away defeats at Lossiemouth and Keith, so the pattern hasn't really changed.

Deveronvale: 20 completed matches; Troon FC: 11 completed matches.

Deveronvale

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

43

Difference

-19

Troon FC

11 matches

Win

36.4% 4 / 11

Draw

0% 0 / 11

Loss

63.6% 7 / 11

Scored

20

Conceded

23

Difference

-3

Troon's ten-match sample shows four wins and six losses, no draws at all, with 18 scored and 19 conceded. They can put results together, as a 5-1 win at Newton Stewart in mid-September showed, but their last two games went the other way, including a 4-0 defeat at Cumnock Juniors just days before this tie.

Both teams have lost more often than they've won across their recent sample, so neither looks in commanding form heading into this cup meeting.

A cup tie with goals at both ends possible

Deveronvale's defence has been leaky all year, 42 conceded in 20 matches is a heavy total, and Troon haven't been miserly either at 19 against in ten games. Troon have shown they can score goals in bunches away from home too, with that 5-1 haul at Newton Stewart standing out.

Whether that openness carries over to a cup fixture is another matter. Cup ties between sides from different regional leagues can be unpredictable, and with both teams conceding regularly this season, it wouldn't be a shock to see goals in this one.