National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Formartine United or Banks O Dee FC 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. That game, against Inverurie Loco Works, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Banks O Dee FC.
Formartine United form and stats
Formartine was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Aberdeenshire Shield.Formartine United are returning here after guesting Deveronvale in a Aberdeenshire Shield fixture and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that, Formartine United had a Football League - Highland League home game versus Forres Mechanics which ended with a victory 2-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Football League - Highland League game versus Wick Academy in only three days. This game is also played here at North Lodge Park.
Formartine United have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and two practice matches played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Formartine scored {1 goals} and let in {5 goals} during these two games.
Banks O Dee FC form and stats
It's the second away game in a row for Banks O Dee FC, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Inverurie Loco Works last time out.
Ahead of that, the Aberdeenshire Shield win away at Hermes.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Banks O Dee FC manager Winton as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Turriff United.
It's a day of discovery for Banks O Dee FC as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Banks O Dee FC have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Banks has scored {3 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Formartine United have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when facing Banks O Dee FC.The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four duels.
Formartine United missing players
Banks O Dee FC missing players
| Formartine United | Banks O Dee FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 51 | 32 | Scored | S | 25 | 70 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 16 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 3 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 170% | 200% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 164% | ||
| 1.2 | 0.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 0.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.1 | ||
