Buckie Thistle v Inverurie Loco Works

Buckie Thistle meet Inverurie Loco Works in the Football League - Highland League highland league - 1 at Victoria Park, Buckie. The model makes Buckie Thistle the most likely outcome at 48%, with the full read 48% BUC, 26% draw, 26% INV.

The baseline ratings are close, 1535 to 1454, so form and chance quality carry more weight here. Recent form leans Buckie Thistle, 53% against 40%. Attacking output favors Buckie Thistle on expected goals, 1.8 to 1.6 per match.

Across the derived markets, from the same model: both teams to score around 72%, over 2.5 goals around 83%. Draw no bet leans Buckie Thistle at 65%; double chance reads Buckie Thistle or draw 74%, Inverurie Loco Works or draw 52%.

Buckie Thistle arrive in good touch: 4W-0D-1L from their last five (12/15 pts, 3 straight wins), 8 scored and 2 conceded. Recent results: W 2-0 v Inverurie Loco Works, W 3-0 @ Wick Academy, W 2-1 v Inverurie Loco Works, L 0-1 v Fraserburgh.

Inverurie Loco Works are patchy: 1W-0D-4L from their last five (3/15 pts), 5 scored and 17 conceded. Recent results: L 0-2 @ Buckie Thistle, W 3-1 v Aberdeen U21, L 0-7 @ Montrose, L 1-4 @ Cove Rangers.

Buckie Thistle hold the recent head-to-head, 7 wins to 1 with 2 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2026: Buckie Thistle 2-0 Inverurie Loco Works.

The market prices BUC at 59% implied. Our number sits apart on Inverurie Loco Works: a 7.3-point gap between model and market. That gap is the story, not the winner.

MeisterIQ rates the signal 54 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.