Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dundee U21 & Buckie Thistle face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Challenge Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Buckie Thistle could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Football League - Highland League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Clachnacuddin. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Dundee U21 form and stats
Last season, Dundee's Challenge Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Dundee U21's previous fixture was also a home event, the defeat 1-2 against Peterhead (in Challenge Cup).
In the previous game, a disappointing home loss against Motherwell U21 in the Challenge Cup.
Buckie Thistle form and stats
Last season their Challenge Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Buckie Thistle play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Clachnacuddin.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Formartine United.A quick return to home after this game, as Thistle are hosting Turriff United in the Football League - Highland League only three days away.
Just as the home team, Buckie Thistle have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Buckie Thistle win, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Dundee U21 missing players
Buckie Thistle missing players
| Dundee U21 | Buckie Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 3 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 24 | 56 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 28% | ||
| 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 14% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 280% | 182% | ||
| 8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
