East Kilbride vs Lothian Thistle
Celtic awaits the winner of tonight Scottish Cup fourth round clash between East Kilbride and Lothian Thistle. The original tie was postponed after heavy snowfall but tonight’s game looks set to go ahead. The home side are in good form at the moment and have only lost once in their last 8 games in all competitions. The team’s leading scorer Jack Smith has found the net 27 times already this season and looks to add to that tally tonight. East Kilbride have already scored 39 goals in 17 games in Lowland League, which is a division above today’s opponents.
Team news: Midfielder Sean Winter has a broken hand but still hope to be involved. Craig Howie is suspended.
Lothian Thistle are in good shape in the East of Scotland division, the 6th tier of Scottish football. They sit 3rd in the table, 16 points behind leaders Leith Athletic, with five games in hand. They have struggled a bit on their travels and have only one win in three games. Getting anything from tonight’s game is a big ask.
Team news: The away side were dealt a serious blow when goalkeeper Kevin Swain broke his wrist on the weekend. Swain is definitely one of the key players in the squad and will be sorely missed. That’s not the only bad news for the visitors, their centre-back pairing Grant Munro and Richard Wilkes are also ruled out.
Date & Time: 20 Jan 2015 – 20.45 CET
League: Scottish Cup (Scotland)
Match: East Kilbride – Lothian Thistle
Pick: East Kilbride over 1.5 team goals
Highest Odds: 1.66 @ bet365
Stake: 25 EUR
Rating: 3/5
Result: 2-0, bet won!