National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Inverness CT or Raith Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Inverness CT form and stats
Inverness CT participated in Challenge Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.15 points is a decent return from 7 Championship games here at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium for Inverness CT. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Inverness are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Greenock Morton in the Scottish Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Queen of the South and winning 2-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Inverness handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, one draw and one defeat.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Inverness CT as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Kilmarnock are visiting.
Inverness are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. Inverness are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Raith Rovers form and stats
Last season their Challenge Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Raith Rovers have an excellent away record in the Championship so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Rovers as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Raith Rovers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Falkirk.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Greenock Morton.We have checked recent matches where Rovers have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were one victory, one draw and three defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rovers manager J. McGlynn as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Arbroath.
Rovers has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. Rovers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Inverness CT victories, three draws and zero Raith Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Zanatta 6 goals |   M. Gardyne 5 goals |  B. McKay 4 goals |
Inverness CT missing players
Raith Rovers missing players
| Inverness CT | Raith Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 14 | 40 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 10.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 42% | ||
| 7.5 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 8 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 7 | Ayr United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 8 | Hamilton Academical | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -16 | 13 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 12 |