National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hamilton Academical or Cove Rangers that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Cup.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
Academical was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup.The Hamilton Academical manager Rankin and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Livingston in the League Cup.
A home win before that, as anticipated. The team were huge favourites against Brechin City and won 1-0.
Cove Rangers form and stats
Cove Rangers's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.Cove Rangers have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-6-10 (18 played).
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a League Cup home defeat versus Livingston with 0-5 on the scoreboard.
Earlier, the League Cup victory away at Brechin City.
The attacking power of Cove Rangers when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. The Cove manager Hartley has some worries about the defense as 41 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Cove Rangers have put together a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when playing Hamilton Academical.Hamilton Academical missing players
Cove Rangers missing players
| Hamilton Academical | Cove Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Conceded | C | 18 | 50 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 6.6 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 12.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 11 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Livingston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 4 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 5 | Clyde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 63 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 58 |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 58 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 57 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 55 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -3 | 43 |
| 8 | Arbroath | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -18 | 34 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -32 | 31 |
| 10 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 75 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 41 | -37 | 31 |
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