National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fraserburgh or St. Johnstone U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Fraserburgh saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Football League - Highland League. This match was also played here at Bellslea Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, St. Johnstone U21 have had more rest.
Fraserburgh form and stats
Fraserburgh was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Challenge Cup.A nice win for Fraserburgh last time playing, versus Wick Academy. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0.
Prior to that, an away loss at Buckie Thistle in the Football League - Highland League.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fraserburgh as they are travelling to their away game against Lossiemouth in the Football League - Highland League. That match is four days after this one.
Fraserburgh have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Fraserburgh have scored 0 goals and conceded 2 times.
St. Johnstone U21 form and stats
St. Johnstone U21's mission in Challenge Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Two away matches in a row for Johnstone, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against East Fife in the Challenge Cup.
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Head 2 Head
Fraserburgh missing players
St. Johnstone U21 missing players
| Fraserburgh | St. Johnstone U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 64 | 35 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 67% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | ||
| 7.9 | 9.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.9 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 8.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | ||
| 8.3 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 9 | ||
