Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Elgin City & St. Johnstone U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Challenge Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Elgin City form and stats
Last season their Challenge Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.6-4-8 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Elgin City so far this season.
The regulars are hoping that Elgin City will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the League Cup fixture against Queen's Park.
Preceding that result, a home loss in the League Cup against Queen of the South.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Elgin as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Stranraer are visiting.
The Elgin City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 18 matches. Elgin City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 24 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
St. Johnstone U21 form and stats
Johnstone's mission in Challenge Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Two away matches in a row for St. Johnstone U21, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 vs East Fife in the Challenge Cup.
Ahead of that, the Challenge Cup win away at Fraserburgh.
Head 2 Head
Elgin City missing players
St. Johnstone U21 missing players
| Elgin City | St. Johnstone U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | ||
| 56 | 15 | Conceded | C | 8 | 12 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | ||
| 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | ||
| 10 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 73 |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 62 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 51 |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 48 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -4 | 47 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -14 | 45 |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 42 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -18 | 40 |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 29 | -1 | 39 |
