National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stranraer or Partick Thistle that keep their silverware dream alive.
Stranraer have less rest than Partick Thistle in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Two game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Cowdenbeath, so at least Stranraer are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Stranraer form and stats
Action has already taken place for Stranraer in Challenge Cup as they have defeated Motherwell U21 to reach the 2nd Round. Stranraer was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Challenge Cup.Stranraer are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two League Two games here at Stair Park. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Stranraer, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Stranraer enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cowdenbeath's place. The match ended 2-1 with J. Rennie scoring.
A 1-1 draw away in the League Two before that, with Forfar Athletic the opponent.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Stranraer at home in the league. 0 on target and 6 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Partick Thistle form and stats
They also participated in Challenge Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Partick Thistle are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Championship, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
K. Holt, B. Graham and Z. Rudden scored in Partick's previous match, the home game against Greenock Morton that ended 3-0.
Prior to that match, the Partick manager I. McCall faced defeat when travelling to Arbroath and losing 1-3.Partick Thistle have the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Stranraer-Partick Thistle H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Stranraer zero wins, Partick Thistle three wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Graham 3 goals |   G. Gallagher 2 goals | K. Holt 2 goals |
Stranraer missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Stranraer | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Scored | S | 27 | 56 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 31% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Annan Athletic | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Forfar Athletic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 6 | Elgin City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 5 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Stenhousemuir | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Arbroath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ayr United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 1 |