A new rivalry is set to ignite as Southside United and Woodbank AFC face off for the first time ever in the Hills Solicitors Colleges Championship. With both sides hungry for points, this matchup promises grit, energy, and plenty of storylines.

The Championship

📅 01 November 2025 | 🕙 10:00

🏟 Toryglen Sports Centre

Southside United vs Woodbank FC

Form Guide

🔴 SOUTHSIDE UNITED

🔴 Southside United – Searching for a Breakthrough

Southside United come into this fixture still chasing their first win of the campaign. Their recent record shows a team struggling to find consistency, registering two draws and three defeats in their last five games.

Despite the lack of victories, there have been glimpses of promise: their ability to grind out draws suggests they’re not easily rolled over. However, converting competitive performances into points remains the challenge.

Currently sat 11th in the table with 3 points from 5 matches, United will feel they need a catalyst—something to ignite their season—and a home fixture against a mid-table side may provide just that.

🟡WOODBANK AFC

🔴 Woodbank AFC – Growing Confidence

Woodbank AFC travel with a sense of optimism after a fairly balanced run of form:

✅ 1 Wins | 🤝 1 Draw | ❌ 1 Losse

That return places them 10th of 12, having picked up 4 points from just 3 outings—and with a game or two in hand over many rivals.

Woodbank’s ability to turn territorial play into goals has served them well so far, and they’ll be confident they can unsettle a Southside side still finding their feet.

The visitors’ biggest strengths lie in their ability to maintain tempo late into games and pick up goals on the counter, something that could prove decisive if Southside open up.

The Gaffers

These two gaffers wont know each other very well so this will be a very intriguing meeting of mids on the touch line.

Big Game Players

Two players that really make their teams tick for very different reasons. Give Metcalfe a chance and he will punish you. The striker scored two goals from nothing last weekend,

McFall is more of an all rounder who can spark his team into action with a crazy dribble or an inspirational goal out of nothing.

Whoever goes on to win this match will need their talisman on form.

🔍 Key Factors to Watch

Southside’s Response: Can they turn stubbornness into scoring power?

Woodbank on the Break: Their counter-attacking threat could unlock the game.

Midfield Battle: Expect plenty of scrappiness as both sides try to impose rhythm.

Early Goal = Big Statement: Either team scoring first could dramatically shape the tone of the match.

What To Expect

Expect a tightly contested encounter, but Woodbank’s sharper recent performances may give them the quality to edge it.

Hugh’s Prediction

Hugh Dunnit Match Prediction: SOUTHSIDE UNTD vs WOODBANK AFC

Alright, brace yourselves. Southside United have been limp, lethargic, and generally about as inspiring as a soggy sandwich this season. Two draws, three losses, zero wins—basically, their trophy cabinet is just a sad shelf of dust. But here’s the thing: miracles happen, even to teams that shouldn’t know what the word means.

I have a sneaky feeling Southside could turn on the style today.

Woodbank AFC, meanwhile, have actually shown they can score occasionally. They’re sharper, a bit hungrier, and more likely to remember which goal is theirs. Yet… Southside have a stubborn streak somewhere deep down, like a cat that refuses to come inside no matter how cold it is.

So, what does that mean for the match? Don’t expect elegance, don’t expect flow, but do expect goals. Plenty of them. Both sides will flail, fight, and fumble their way to the net, leaving the spectators alternately cheering, groaning, and questioning their life choices.

The Score Prediction

Southside United 3 – 3 Woodbank AFC.

Expect a frantic first half with goals traded like cheap candy. Southside will shock everyone by actually scoring, Woodbank will reply in kind, and by the end, both teams will be breathing heavily, wondering how on earth they managed to get three each. A draw that feels like a victory for no one—but at least it wasn’t boring.

Bottom line: Southside might still be hopeless, Woodbank might still be sharp, but in this circus, everyone walks away bruised… and surprisingly entertained.