National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Annan Athletic or Kelty Hearts that keep their silverware dream alive.
This could be an action-packed fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Annan Athletic form and stats
Annan Athletic have reached this Challenge Cup stage through battling and winning against East Kilbride. Annan was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Challenge Cup.Annan Athletic have collected 7 points from their League Two home games so far after 2-1-1.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Annan Athletic, who played 2-2 against East Fife. That match was also played at this venue (Galabank). Annan Athletic salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against East Fife, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Goss equalizing.
Ahead of that match, Annan Athletic won a home game hosting Forfar Athletic (2-1).Annan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Galabank with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Kelty Hearts form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Forfar Athletic in order to reach 3rd round of Challenge Cup. Kelty Hearts's mission in Challenge Cup last season failed in the 1st round.The visitors are W0-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
There might be some fixture complaints from Kelty Hearts as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-2 against Peterhead.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Falkirk in the League One.Hearts are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Kelty Hearts concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Annan Athletic one win, one draw and Kelty Hearts three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Goss 6 goals | B. Lussint 2 goals | S. Swinglehurst 1 goals |
Annan Athletic missing players
Kelty Hearts missing players
| Annan Athletic | Kelty Hearts | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 23 | Scored | S | 19 | 28 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 22 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.6 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 39% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 27% | ||
| 10.9 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dumbarton | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Stenhousemuir | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | East Fife | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 5 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 8 | Elgin City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 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 | Dunfermline Athletic | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Alloa Athletic | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Montrose | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Clyde | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Kelty Hearts | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 4 |
