This could be quite the appealing skirmish at Gayfield Park in the Championship. Arbroath is in 7th position and host Partick Thistle in 1st position. Read about the game here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath's first Championship home game here at Gayfield Park ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats from 14 matches.
Arbroath drew their last game, also a home match. St. Johnstone (after extra-time, 2-3 on penalties) was the opponent, 2-2 the score.
2-2 away at Ayr United before that.Early season league goal statistics from Arbroath's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
Partick Thistle form and stats
Only one away game in the Championship so far for Partick Thistle and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 3 draws and 3 losses from 11 travels.
Partick play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Dunfermline Athletic (placed 9th).
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Queen of the South.It's early days yet, but Partick Thistle has scored 3 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Last three meetings with these sides: Arbroath won two, Partick Thistle triumphed in zero and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  B. Graham 2 goals |   M. McKenna 1 goals | J. Nouble 1 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Arbroath | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 8.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| Arbroath | Last season | Partick Thistle | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 40 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 18 | ||
| 89% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 59% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 37% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 45% | ||
| 26% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 18% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 30% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 50% | ||
| 37% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 12.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 47% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 57 |
| 2 | Dundee | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -13 | 32 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 30 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 29 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -30 | 22 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 40 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Montrose | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 33 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 32 |