National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hermes or Formartine United that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Formartine United played their last game only three days ago, a Football League - Highland League match.
Hermes form and stats
Hermes's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Stonehaven. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that, Hermes had a Regional Leagues home game versus Maud which ended with a victory 6-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hermes, as the Regional Leagues home game vs Bridge of Don Thistle is only three days away.
Formartine United form and stats
Formartine United go into this game after a win, the home game against Forres Mechanics that ended 2-0.
Ahead of that match was the Football League - Highland League away draw versus Rothes that ended 2-2.Formartine have another game away from home in just four nights, a Football League - Highland League game vs Wick Academy. A hard timetable for the visiting team!
It's a day of discovery for Formartine United 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 Formartine United have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Formartine United has scored {3 goals} and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Hermes missing players
Formartine United missing players
| Hermes | Formartine United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 9 | 7 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 26 | Scored | S | 25 | 58 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 89% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 84% | ||
| 78% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 78% | 86% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 67% | 71% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 33% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 11% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 14.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 8 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 34% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 6.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | ||
