National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kelty Hearts or Linfield that keep their silverware dream alive.
Kelty Hearts and Linfield should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Kelty Hearts form and stats
Last season, Hearts's Challenge Cup journey ended in the 1st round.When playing at home in the League One, Kelty Hearts have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games.
A nice win for Kelty Hearts last time playing, versus Peterhead. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Low, Agyeman and O'Ware scoring for the victors.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup.
Kelty Hearts are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. Kelty Hearts are not conceding a lot of goals here at New Central Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Linfield form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Premiership.
Linfield are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against Carrick Rangers.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Crusaders in the Premiership.Linfield has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 9 games. Linfield are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Agyeman 6 goals |  E. Vertainen 6 goals | R. McDaid 6 goals |
Kelty Hearts missing players
Linfield missing players
| Kelty Hearts | Linfield | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 23 | 41 | ||
| 38 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.5 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | ||
| 9.1 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 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 | Dunfermline Athletic | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 36 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 3 | Falkirk | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Montrose | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Airdrieonians | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Kelty Hearts | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 9 | Clyde | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -16 | 9 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -31 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Larne | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Crusaders | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Linfield | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 | Cliftonville | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Glentoran | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 35 |
| 6 | Coleraine | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 | Ballymena United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Carrick Rangers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 22 |
| 9 | Glenavon | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Newry City AFC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -18 | 15 |
| 11 | Dungannon Swifts | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 29 | -34 | 7 |
| 12 | Portadown | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -38 | 4 |
