National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hibernian U21 or Formartine United that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Formartine United played their last game only four days ago, a Football League - Highland League match. That game was also an away game, at Brechin City. 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.
Hibernian U21 form and stats
Hibernian U21 was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Challenge Cup.The home fans saw a 1-1 draw vs Brechin City in the Challenge Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Ahead of that match, a home loss in the Challenge Cup against Elgin City.
Formartine United form and stats
Formartine United was sent out of Challenge Cup in the 1st round last season.There might be some fixture complaints from Formartine United as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-1 against Brechin City.
Before that, Formartine secured a home win against Inverurie Loco Works with the score 2-1.After this away game Formartine United return home for a Football League - Highland League game against Strathspey Thistle. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Formartine have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Hibernian U21 missing players
Formartine United missing players
| Hibernian U21 | Formartine United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 4 | 3 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 13 | 52 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 56% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0.8 | 3 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 267% | 112% | ||
| 10.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 1.3 | ||
