Lochside Rovers & Glasgow Mid Argyll face off against each other this Saturday in the Bullough Cup Final!
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Lochside Rovers are scoring an average of 3.4 goals per game and conceding an average of 1.1 goals per game.
Glasgow Mid Argyll are scoring an average of 2.1 goals per game and conceding an average of 3.4.
Blowing opposition away
Lochside Rovers’ scoring data points to a side that overwhelms opponents from the off. They’ve scored 16 goals in the opening 15 minutes and an even stronger 19 in the 15–30 minute spell—over a third of their total coming before the half-hour mark.
The first half closes with 14 more, showing no sign of a mid-half lull. After the restart, they match their opening burst with another 16 goals between the 45th and 60th minute, before their only notable drop: just four goals from the 60–75 minute period. They recover some threat late on, adding 11 in the final quarter-hour.
With big wins like 10–0 away to Kilmory and 7–0 at home to their final opponents Glasgow Mid Argyll, this front-loaded scoring power has been a hallmark of their season.
Relaxing around the half
Defensively, Lochside Rovers are slow to give opponents a foothold. Only one goal has been conceded in the opening 15 minutes and three more in the 15–30 minute window.
The danger periods arrive later in each half: five goals conceded between the 30th and 45th minute and another five straight after the interval. The defence then tightens sharply in the 60–75 minute spell, with just one goal conceded, before a slight late slip—four more in the final quarter-hour.
Overall, Lochside Rovers combine a rapid-fire attack with an early-game defensive lock, though the data suggests mid-half concentration will be key to keeping clean sheets in tighter matches.
Growing into the game
Glasgow Mid Argyll’s scoring record shows steady output rather than explosive bursts. They’ve scored only three times in the opening 15 minutes—their quietest spell—but lift to seven between the 15th and 30th minute.
Output dips to four before the break, then rises again after half-time, with seven in the 45–60 minute period and another seven in the closing quarter-hour. The 60–75 spell is their least productive in the second half, with five goals.
Their season has included both commanding wins, like 1–9 away to Aberdour, and low-scoring draws or defeats, underlining a level of inconsistency in turning possession into goals early.
Leaking but not sunk
The concession data paints a starker picture: GMA have conceded heavily at the start and end of matches—10 goals in the opening 15 minutes, matched by 11 in the final quarter-hour.
They remain vulnerable throughout, with no period conceding fewer than seven goals. The 45–60 spell is their most fragile, with 11 shipped straight after the restart.
This pattern suggests a side prone to slow starts and late lapses, and one that can be caught cold after half-time—issues that have likely contributed to some of their heavier defeats this season. That being said, GMA are more than capable of raising their game in finals as we saw in the Bullough Final in 2022.
HanKerr for goals
Jordan Kerr has contributed 25% of the goals for his club alone and along with Lewis Buchanan that number rises to just under 50%. Stopping them will be the unenviable task ahead of GMA this weekend.
Trium(ph)virate for GMA?
Glasgow Mid Argyll's goals have been spread throughout the team, but three players sit higher than the rest with 4 each to their name. Whether Craig, MacKenzie or MacLeod can push ahead this weekend may determine the destination of the trophy.
Lochside on form
It is Lochside Rovers who are the form team going into Saturday, with just one blot on their copy book against Aberdour last time out. GMA also lost 5-3 that week in a peculiar quirk. For most, eyes are immediately drawn to that 7-0 game a few weeks ago.
Lochside Rovers Road to the Final
4-1 vs Uddingston
5-0 vs Strachur-Dunoon
2-7 vs English Shinty Association
Glasgow Mid Argyll Road to the Final
1-9 vs Aberdour
5-2 vs Inveraray
