Lochee United host Inverurie Loco Works in the Scottish FA Cup. Both clubs have had a mixed few months domestically, trading wins and losses rather than settling into any real run of form.
This is a meeting between sides from two different tiers of Scottish football, so there's no shared history to lean on here. It really comes down to reading each team's recent league form and seeing what that suggests for a one-off cup tie.
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League form on each side
Lochee United have looked fairly solid in the Lowland League lately, winning three of their last four home league games and only really struggling on their travels. Their cup pedigree is a mixed bag too, having won away at Tweedmouth last season before losing at home to Brechin in the same competition.
Lochee United: 12 completed matches; Inverurie Loco Works: 20 completed matches.
Lochee United
- Win
- 50% 6 / 12
- Draw
- 16.7% 2 / 12
- Loss
- 33.3% 4 / 12
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +5
Inverurie Loco Works
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 38
- Conceded
- 36
- Difference
- +2
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League - Lowland League | Hill Of Beath Hawthorn | Lochee United | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Cowdenbeath | Lochee United | 19.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Bo'ness United | Lochee United | 15.09.2026 | 0-5 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Lochee United | Brechin | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Gala Fairydean Rovers | Lochee United | 29.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Lochee United | Linlithgow Rose | 22.08.2026 | 5-2 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Lochee United | Musselburgh Athletic | 08.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Broxburn Athletic | Lochee United | 01.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Dunipace | Lochee United | 29.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| Football League - Lowland League | Lochee United | Berwick Rangers | 25.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football League - Highland League | Deveronvale | Inverurie Loco Works | 26.09.2026 | 4-5 |
| Football League - Highland League | Huntly | Inverurie Loco Works | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Football League - Highland League | Inverurie Loco Works | Clachnacuddin | 16.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Football League - Highland League | Inverurie Loco Works | Strathspey Thistle | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Football League - Highland League | Turriff United | Inverurie Loco Works | 05.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Football League - Highland League | Inverurie Loco Works | Lossiemouth | 29.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Football League - Highland League | Brora Rangers | Inverurie Loco Works | 22.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Football League - Highland League | Inverurie Loco Works | Fraserburgh | 19.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Football League - Highland League | Strathspey Thistle | Inverurie Loco Works | 15.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Football League - Highland League | Inverurie Loco Works | Nairn County | 08.08.2026 | 3-1 |
Inverurie Loco Works have been steady rather than spectacular in the Highland League, with wins, draws and defeats spread fairly evenly across their last twenty matches. They also played some pre-season friendlies against senior opposition that ended in heavy defeats, though those results don't really reflect their league form.
Lochee's home form looks the more consistent of the two, though neither side has been dominant this season.
A cross-league cup tie
With Lochee United playing in the Lowland League and Inverurie Loco Works a level up in the Highland League, this tie brings together two different parts of the Scottish non-league pyramid. Cup football like this can be unpredictable, since neither side's usual league form tells us much about how they'll handle an unfamiliar opponent.
Both teams have shown they can score goals and also concede them fairly regularly this season, so a tight, low-scoring afternoon feels less likely than an open one.
Both Lochee United and Inverurie Loco Works have shown enough in their domestic form to suggest a competitive, open tie rather than a mismatch. Lochee's home record looks a touch stronger, but that alone isn't enough to build a confident angle.
Without previous meetings to draw on or a market to weigh up, we'd rather leave this one alone than force a pick that isn't really supported by the evidence.
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