Cumnock vs Auchinleck Talbot
Match details. Scottish Cup, 1st Round. Kick-off is Fri 2 Oct, 19:30 Lagos time.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Cumnock have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W W W. Auchinleck Talbot have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L W D.
The numbers. Cumnock score 2.6 and concede 0.2 a game in their last five at home, with four clean sheets. Auchinleck Talbot score 2.8 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal.
Head to head. Auchinleck Talbot have won all of the last two meetings. Two of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 26 Sep 2026, it finished Cumnock 0-4 Auchinleck Talbot.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make Cumnock the likelier winners, but Auchinleck Talbot are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Cumnock.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 72%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Cumnock or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Auchinleck Talbot or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Cumnock 2-1 Auchinleck Talbot (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).