Match Report
In the standings it was Forres Mechanics 13th on 40 points, Strathspey Thistle 12th on 41 — separated by 1. Strathspey Thistle had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Forres Mechanics were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.97, Strathspey Thistle 1.44 and 2.44, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Strathspey Thistle — three in succession.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Forres Mechanics, 1 for Strathspey Thistle and 1 drawn, at 4.17 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%.
The venue was Mosset Park, with room for 4,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Forres Mechanics led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 6-0.
Goal scorers
Forres Mechanics: Calum Frame (80'), Jack Grant (61'), Calum Frame (10'), Lewis Mackenzie (90'), Calum Frame (17'), Mark McLauchlan (28')