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Thursday 21st April 2016

Four to watch this weekend

There's a big weekend of football coming up across all four divisions of the SPFL - here are four games to look out for.

There's a big weekend of football coming up across all four divisions of the SPFL - here are four games to look out for.

Dundee United v Hamilton Accies - Sunday, 3.00pm
Dundee United are eight points adrift at the foot of the Ladbrokes Premiership and badly need a win as they bid to close the gap on second-bottom Kilmarnock. Accies, meanwhile, are four points above the Ayrshire side after a good victory against Dundee before the split. Martin Canning's side won 2-1 on their last visit to Tannadice at the end of November.

Raith Rovers v Falkirk - Saturday, 5.15pm (Live on BBC ALBA)
Both teams are already assured of a play-off place, with Raith almost certain to finish fourth. Falkirk are in second spot, three points ahead of Hibernian, who have a game in hand. The Bairns hit back to win 2-1 at Stark's Park in November and have also taken four points out of six at the Falkirk Stadium.

Brechin City v Stranraer - Saturday, 3.00pm
Both teams have been in excellent form of late and Stranraer require a maximum of two points from their final two games to seal a promotion play-off place. Second-bottom Brechin climbed off the foot of Ladbrokes League 1 after beating Peterhead 5-1 and are within touching distance of both Stenhousemuir and Cowdenbeath. City will hope the pattern of results against Stranraer this season continues - all three meetings have gone the way of the home side.

Queen's Park v Clyde - Saturday, 3.00pm
East Fife are already champions in Ladbrokes League 2 but Clyde, Queen's Park, Annan Athletic and Elgin City are separated by just a single point in the race for three play-off places. Gus MacPherson's men have held the upper hand against Barry Ferguson's team this season, winning twice at Broadwood either side of a 1-1 draw at Hampden on October 31.

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