EAST KILBRIDE can end Stranraer's 69-year stay in the Scottish League by winning the play-off second leg at Stair Park. The Lowland League champions were held to a 2-2 draw at home last week by Stranraer, who finished bottom of League Two. But they can make amends for that by winning in Wigtownshire at 6/4 on Saturday with McBookie.com.
Kilby boss Mick Kennedy complained after the game that his side should have wrapped up the entire tie, never mind the match, after missing plenty of chances at K-Park. And they might not be as generous to their hosts this week in the return. East Kilbride do have goals in them having battered in 96 in 34 league games and they won't sit back.
Although Stranraer did beat champions Stenhousemuir at home in their last League Two game of the season, Stenny had nothing to play for. Prior to that, they had won just one of their last six home games.
ABERDEEN are ending the season in terrific form and can make it a perfect five wins out of five in the bottom half with success at Ross County at 6/4 with McBookie.com.
Caretaker boss Peter Leven has done a very impressive job after inheriting a shambles from Barry Robson and then the ill-fated Neil Warnock experiment.
He's tightened them up significantly at the back and they look a potent threat going forward as last week's sensational 4-0 win at Hibs proved, which cost Nick Montgomery his job. That was followed up by a 5-1 hammering of Livingston in midweek.
They face a Staggies side who may need to win depending on what St Johnstone do at Livingston, but they have a leaky defence and the Dons can exploit that.
HIBS can end a car crash of a season on something of a high by winning at relegated Livingston at McBookie.com's price of 17/20. The Easter Road side sacked Montgomery this week as stated, but in typical fashion, bounced back when it didn't really matter by beating Motherwell easily at home in midweek.
Livingston managed to eek out a fifth win of the season at home to St Johnstone last week, but in truth they were extremely fortunate with Saints missing chance after chance – they had 25 shots on goal.
And after their 5-1 walloping from Aberdeen, manager David Martindale admitted that half his team had mentally checked out. Hibs should be able to end a poor campaign with a bit of respectability.
Freelance Scottish Football journalist for all newspapers. Former Racing Post Scottish Football Correspondent and long-suffering Aberdeen fan.
