National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hibernian U21 or Brechin City that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Football League - Highland League game only four days ago.
Hibernian U21 form and stats
Last season their Challenge Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The Hibernian U21 supporters got no joy from their last game, a Challenge Cup duel also played here at New Victoria Park: A 1-2 defeat against Elgin City.
Erik lost again
Brechin City form and stats
Brechin City was sent out of Challenge Cup in the 1st round last season.The regulars enjoyed Brechin's previous game versus Formartine United, a 3-1 win played at home.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Forres Mechanics.Brechin City have another game away in just three days, a Football League - Highland League game against Deveronvale. A demanding fixture list for the guests!
Just as the home team, Brechin have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Brechin City win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Head 2 Head
Hibernian U21 missing players
Brechin City missing players
| Hibernian U21 | Brechin City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 2 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 28 | 62 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 56% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3.5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.5 | ||
| 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 60% | ||
| 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 14.5 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 7.5 | ||