Scottish Cup
2025-07-15 - Queen's Park vs Brechin City
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: Scottish League Cup Group Stage
Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Kick Off 7:45pm
Preview
It looked like being the perfect start to the League Cup Group Stage and the 2025/26 season for Queen's Park who were leading at The Spartans with 82 minutes ticking over. Things changed dramatically in the final few minutes though and Queen's Park conceded twice to lose 2-1 and that leaves them already chasing in this Group.
The expectation is that Queen's Park will bounce back at Lesser Hampden against a non-League opponent, but there is some pressure on the home team. Winning their remaining three games will still offer Queen's Park a chance of progressing to the Second Round of the League Cup, but, most importantly, it will give the team some momentum to take into the beginning of the Championship schedule.
Nine points proved to be enough for Queen's Park to join Hibernian in the Second Round last season and that has to be the aim for this team, even after losing to one of the lower Seeds to open the section.
Queen's Park have not won any of their last 10 home games in all competitions in normal time and they ended last season with 7 straight defeats. The side have had better fortune in the League Cup and have won 3 of their last 4 home games in this competition over the last couple of years.
It also should help the players that they are facing Brechin City who are a non-League club and one that was just thumped 0-7 at home by Falkirk to open this Group.
Earning a place back in the Scottish Football League is the ambition for Brechin City, but they will be hoping for better performances in the League Cup Group Stage to ensure confidence is not dented. There is a big gap to bridge to many of the opponents that they will face, but Brechin City will definitely have some pride to defend after the crushing loss last time out.
Last season Brechin City lost all 4 Group games, but they only conceded ten goals in those matches.
Queen's Park and Brechin City were playing in League Two at the same time in 2020/21 and the former won twice.
Those victories also mean Queen's Park have won 3 of their last 4 at Lesser Hampden against this opponent.
Prediction
With eight minutes left, it felt like Queen's Park were going to secure the victory at The Spartans, but the defeat leaves them with work to do.
They should begin the recovery with a pretty comfortable win over Brechin City, who were crushed 0-7 at home by Falkirk on Saturday.
The non-League club will play with some pride and may offer more resistance, but Queen's Park should still come away with a win by a couple of goals.
The Pick :
Queen's Park 3-0 Brechin City
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
I'll back Queen's Park - 1.5 Asian Handicap at 1.62 with Bet365
