Huntly host Annan Athletic in the Scottish FA Cup. Huntly come up from the Highland League, while Annan Athletic arrive from League Two, so this tie brings two different levels of football together. Annan's league form hasn't been pretty lately, and Huntly have been streaky rather than steady at home.
Cup draws like this always carry a bit of unpredictability, and the recent form from both sides only adds to that feeling. Annan haven't been winning many games, while Huntly's home results have swung between big wins and big defeats. That mix leaves plenty open before a ball's even kicked.
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Form check: streaky Huntly, shaky Annan
Huntly's last 20 games read 7 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses, with 35 goals scored against 26 conceded. That's mostly Highland League form with a bit of cup football mixed in, and it's been anything but consistent. They thrashed Invergordon 7-0 at home, then lost 0-3 to Buckie Thistle in their very next home game, before winning away at Beith in the FA Cup.
Huntly: 20 completed matches; Annan Athletic: 20 completed matches.
Huntly
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 39
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +12
Annan Athletic
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 60% 12 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 36
- Difference
- -13
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League - Highland League | Forres Mechanics | Huntly | 17.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Football League - Highland League | Huntly | Keith | 10.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Football League - Highland League | Rothes | Huntly | 07.10.2026 | 1-3 |
| FA Cup | Beith | Huntly | 03.10.2026 | 0-3 |
| Football League - Highland League | Huntly | Invergordon | 26.09.2026 | 7-0 |
| Football League - Highland League | Huntly | Inverurie Loco Works | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Football League - Highland League | Turriff United | Huntly | 16.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Football League - Highland League | Buckie Thistle | Huntly | 12.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Football League - Highland League | Huntly | Brora Rangers | 05.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Football League - Highland League | Strathspey Thistle | Huntly | 29.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | Clyde | Annan Athletic | 17.10.2026 | 4-1 |
| Challenge Cup | Annan Athletic | Alloa Athletic | 13.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| League Two | Annan Athletic | Stranraer | 10.10.2026 | 1-6 |
| League Two | Annan Athletic | Stirling Albion | 03.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Challenge Cup | Annan Athletic | Hibernian U21 | 26.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Challenge Cup | Queen of the South | Annan Athletic | 22.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Two | Forfar Athletic | Annan Athletic | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Annan Athletic | Elgin City | 12.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Challenge Cup | Annan Athletic | Motherwell U21 | 08.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| League Two | Kelty Hearts | Annan Athletic | 05.09.2026 | 2-1 |
Annan Athletic's record over the same sort of span is rougher: 6 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses, with 37 goals conceded against just 26 scored. Their League Two form specifically has been short on wins, with narrow home defeats to Clyde and Spartans, and they've also taken some heavy beatings in cup competition against higher-division sides.
Annan come in with the shakier recent record of the two, even though they're the side from the higher division.
A cup leveller?
The gap between the two clubs' leagues doesn't automatically settle this one. Annan have struggled to find consistency in League Two itself, let alone against stronger cup opposition, and their defence has leaked goals regularly. Huntly, for all their inconsistency, have shown they can score goals in bunches at home when things click.
That combination makes this a tricky one to read with confidence. A below-par Annan side meeting a Huntly team capable of big home scorelines is exactly the sort of situation where cup form can get turned on its head.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. McGowan | Scotland | 39 | Midfielder | 171 cm | 67 kg |
| Steven Andrew Bell | Scotland | 41 | Defender | 185 cm | 73 kg |
| J. Todd | England | 32 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 78 kg |
| A. Smith | Scotland | 29 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Dixon | England | 25 | Midfielder | 181 cm | 62 kg |
| R. Breen | Scotland | 26 | Defender | 191 cm | 84 kg |
| C. Barnes | England | 25 | Defender | 184 cm | 69 kg |
| P. Smith | Scotland | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Fleming | Scotland | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Goss | Scotland | 28 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Harrison Wood | England | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Kilsby | England | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| R. Muir | Scotland | 24 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Stevenson | Scotland | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Ross | Scotland | 20 | Attacker | 179 cm | n/a |
| Íñigo Navarro | Spain | 33 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Quigg | Scotland | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Malek Zaid | Libya | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Maxwell | Scotland | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Spiers | Scotland | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Both teams' form points in different directions depending on which match you look at, and that inconsistency makes it hard to lean one way with any real conviction.
With no market available to test an opinion against, the sensible move here is to sit this one out rather than force a view that isn't properly supported.
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