National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Queen's Park or Elgin City that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Queen's Park form and stats
Queen's Park participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.10 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Queen's Park have to build on here at Lesser Hampden in the Championship.
The regulars hope that Queen's will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League Cup fixture against Motherwell.
In the fixture before, 0-0 away to East Fife (League Cup).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Cup game versus Queen of the South in only four days. This game is also played here at Lesser Hampden.
Queen's Park have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Lesser Hampden with 32 goals in 18 league matches. Queen's Park's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Elgin City form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Elgin City have only collected 18 points from their away games in the League Two, after 5-3-10 (18 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a League Cup home loss versus Queen of the South with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
A loss, in the League Cup away at East Fife, before that.
Elgin City have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. For Elgin, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Queen's Park won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Elgin City managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Queen's Park missing players
Elgin City missing players
| Queen's Park | Elgin City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 13 | 19 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 38 | 53 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 48% | ||
| 6.7 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 25% | ||
| 10.1 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Motherwell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | East Fife | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -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 |
| 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 |