National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Motherwell U21 or East Kilbride that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting East Kilbride played their last game only four days ago, a Football League match. That game was also an away game, at Celtic II. 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.
L L W L W
Motherwell U21 form and stats
Last season, Motherwell U21's Challenge Cup journey ended in the 1st round.The club members are hoping that Motherwell will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Challenge Cup fixture against Stranraer.
East Kilbride form and stats
East Kilbride was sent out of Challenge Cup in the 1st round last season.Kilbride play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Celtic II.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at BSC Glasgow.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gala Fairydean Rovers in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Motherwell U21 missing players
East Kilbride missing players
| Motherwell U21 | East Kilbride | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 7 | 3 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 13 | 19 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 51 | 72 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 71% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.8 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.1 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | ||
| 10.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 11.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 6 | ||
