League Cup: Elgin City - Queen of the South prediction and detailed statistics

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Competition: Scotland League Cup
Competition: Sat 23.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Borough Briggs (4927 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Elgin City or Queen of the South that keep their silverware dream alive.

Elgin City's stadium, Borough Briggs, has a grass surface. Queen of the South have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Queen of the South when playing on grass; 11 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses from 29 matches. They have scored 48 goals in these games and conceded 51.

The hosts Elgin saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus St. Johnstone, was also a home game here at Borough Briggs. The away team is better rested.

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Elgin City form and stats

Last season, Elgin City's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.

Elgin City have collected 24 points from their League Two home games so far after 6-6-6.

Elgin City's previous game was also a home event, the loss 2-4 against St. Johnstone (in League Cup).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Elgin as they are travelling to their away game against Nairn County in the North of Scotland Cup. That match is three days after this one.

Elgin City has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Elgin have conceded 21 goals.

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Queen of the South form and stats

Queen of the South's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.

There's been little loot from Queen of the South's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 18 away games in the Championship. Queen of the South only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws.

Queen of the South delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against St. Johnstone in their previous match; a League Cup duel.

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Queen have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. Queen of the South struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 35 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Elgin City missing players

Queen of the South missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Elgin City Queen of the South
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   15 25
9 5   Won W   6 8
3 1   Drew D   2 5
13 6   Lost L   7 12
36 19   Scored S   21 31
38 19   Conceded C   23 36
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 68%
56% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 56%
36% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 28%
20% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 12%
24% 33%   BTTS BTTS   60% 52%
44% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 20%
44% 33%   Failed to Score F T   20% 32%
 
4.5 4.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.5 3.9
4.1 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.8 6.2
1.9 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1
1 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.7 11.1   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 9.4
4.2 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 3.4
28% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 38%
 
8.5 8   Shots against (avg) S A   14.4 12.6
3.9 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.1 5.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Johnstone 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 7
2 Annan Athletic 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 6
3 Ayr United 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
4 Queen of the South 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
5 Elgin City 3 0 0 3 2 11 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 7 -9 1
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kelty Hearts 36 24 9 3 68 28 18 13 5 0 36 12 18 11 4 3 32 16 40 81
2 Forfar Athletic 36 16 12 8 57 36 18 10 5 3 34 17 18 6 7 5 23 19 21 60
3 Annan Athletic 36 18 5 13 64 51 18 7 4 7 33 29 18 11 1 6 31 22 13 59
4 Edinburgh City 36 14 10 12 43 49 18 7 5 6 23 25 18 7 5 6 20 24 -6 52
5 Stenhousemuir 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 5 4 9 22 27 18 8 6 4 25 19 1 49
6 Stranraer 36 13 8 15 50 54 18 6 4 8 18 26 18 7 4 7 32 28 -4 47
7 Stirling Albion 36 11 9 16 41 46 18 6 2 10 22 26 18 5 7 6 19 20 -5 42
8 Albion Rovers 36 10 9 17 37 58 18 5 5 8 17 26 18 5 4 9 20 32 -21 39
9 Elgin City 36 9 10 17 33 51 18 6 6 6 20 21 18 3 4 11 13 30 -18 37
10 Cowdenbeath 36 7 8 21 28 49 18 3 5 10 13 21 18 4 3 11 15 28 -21 29
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kilmarnock 36 20 7 9 50 27 18 12 1 5 28 14 18 8 6 4 22 13 23 67
2 Arbroath 36 17 14 5 54 28 18 9 8 1 32 14 18 8 6 4 22 14 26 65
3 Inverness CT 36 16 11 9 53 34 18 10 3 5 30 17 18 6 8 4 23 17 19 59
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 18 9 4 5 17 13 18 5 6 7 29 27 6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 18 5 8 5 23 26 18 7 6 5 21 18 0 50
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 18 5 5 8 16 28 18 5 7 6 22 25 -15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 18 3 9 6 23 27 18 6 4 8 13 20 -11 40
8 Ayr United 36 9 12 15 39 52 18 5 7 6 21 25 18 4 5 9 18 27 -13 39
9 Dunfermline Athletic 36 7 14 15 36 53 18 5 8 5 22 24 18 2 6 10 14 29 -17 35
10 Queen of the South 36 8 9 19 36 54 18 4 5 9 13 19 18 4 4 10 23 35 -18 33

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Johnstone 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 7
2 Annan Athletic 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 6
3 Ayr United 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
4 Queen of the South 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
5 Elgin City 3 0 0 3 2 11 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 7 -9 1

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