Buckie Thistle v Deveronvale prediction · Football League

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 01:51

Buckie Thistle 2–3 Deveronvale BUCKIE THISTLE WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTOVER 3.5 · RIGHT2–1 EXACTLY · WRONG

~~We said Buckie Thistle win~~72%

~~Brier score, this match · lower is better~~1.304

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

AI match analysis

Pass

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Buckie Thistle are clear favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Buckie Thistle 72%, draw 15%, Deveronvale 13%. Over 2.5 goals 75%, both teams to score 63%.

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Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Buckie Thistle win72%

Draw15%

Deveronvale win13%

Kick-offSAT 17 OCT · 15:00

RoundHighland League · matchday 15

VenueVictoria Park

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Buckie Thistle

Deveronvale

7Days since last match7

Last match: 10 Oct · Football League - Highland League

3Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
10	Buckie Thistle	13	+9	19
14	Deveronvale	14	−4	15

Based on available league results; standings may be incomplete.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · buckie thistle winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

72% The market–

Us72%

We make Buckie Thistle a 72% chance to win. The model expects 2.8–1.1, and 2–1 is the single most likely score at 8%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

What the number rests on

Our model

~~Expected goals · Buckie Thistle v Deveronvale~~2.85 – 1.14

~~Form · last six in Football League - Highland League this season · since 5 Sept~~W0 D0 L6 · W2 D1 L3

~~Table places · points 19 v 15~~10 v 14

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Buckie Thistle win	72%	–	–
Draw	15%	–	–
Deveronvale win	13%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	75%	–	–
Both teams to score	63%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	90%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	56%	–	–
Buckie Thistle or draw	87%	–	–
Buckie Thistle clean sheet	33%	–	–
Deveronvale clean sheet	6%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 2–1 at 8.4%

0123450 2.2 2.1 1 5.4 6.2 3.4 2 7.6 8.4 4.7 3 7.1 7.8 4.4 4 5.1 5.6 3.1 5 2.9 3.2

under 2% 5% 12%+Buckie Thistle down, Deveronvale across0–5 goals a side shown (92.4% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 1,656 Football League - Highland League matches up to 16 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

Context, not used by the model: Football League - Highland League matches have gone over 2.5 in 68.3% of games this season, across 126 played.

Head to head

Context, not used by the model: the last 10 meetings in every competition we cover, 4.70 goals a meeting; 8 of 10 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Buckie Thistle at home: 2.83 scored, 2.33 conceded a game (last 6). Deveronvale away: 0.50 scored, 1.33 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

2.85 goals for Buckie Thistle, 1.14 for Deveronvale. Most likely score 2–1.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. The model works from every result, as the first step says; the base rates, the head to head and the home and away form are context beside it, not inputs.

Head to head

Last 10 meetings

~~Goals a meeting~~4.70

~~Over 2.5~~8 of 10

~~Both scored~~6 of 10

~~Last meetings~~BUC 2–3 DEV · DEV 3–2 BUC · BUC 6–1 DEV · DEV 1–7 BUC

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Football League - Highland League this season · since 5 Sept

BUCKIE THISTLE

LLLLLL2–3 · 0–3 · 1–2 · 1–3 · 2–4 · 0–3

DEVERONVALE

LWDLLW0–2 · 2–0 · 2–2 · 4–5 · 1–2 · 2–1

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Brora Rangers	14	+42	38
2	Inverurie Loco Works	15	+8	29
3	Formartine United	14	+10	28
4	Fraserburgh	13	+16	25
5	Clachnacuddin	13	+20	23
6	Banks O' Dee	14	+8	22
7	Strathspey Thistle	16	+7	22
8	Huntly	14	+7	21
9	Forres Mechanics	14	+1	20
10	Buckie Thistle	13	+9	19
11	Turriff United	14	0	19
12	Lossiemouth	15	−14	18
13	Nairn County	14	−3	17
14	Deveronvale	14	−4	15
15	Keith	14	−12	15
16	Invergordon	14	−19	13
17	Wick Academy	14	−28	6
18	Rothes	13	−48	3