Arbroath are welcoming Partick Thistle for another important game after their 0-2 result against 10th-placed Alloa Athletic.
Arbroath have less rest than Partick Thistle in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Alloa Athletic, so at least Arbroath are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Arbroath form and stats
4-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Arbroath so far this season. The Arbroath manager D. Campbell might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Arbroath lost their last game at Alloa Athletic (placed 10th) after a 0-2 scoreline. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Scottish Cup home game that ended 0-0 versus Falkirk.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Arbroath as they are travelling to their away game against Falkirk in the Scottish Cup. That match is three days after this one.
The Arbroath fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 10 matches. Arbroath are not conceding a lot of goals here at Gayfield Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Partick Thistle form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (40) in Championship, on their Championship travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The manager S. Allison was unhappy after their last game, a Scottish Cup match played at their home ground The Energy Check Stadium. Partick Thistle suffered a 1-2 loss to Celtic. The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Dundee United.
The travelling fans enjoy Partick Thistle's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. In the opposite end, Partick Thistle have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Partick Thistle - Arbroath 1-3. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Arbroath, 1 draw and 0 wins for Partick Thistle. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.Top Goalscorers
  B. Linn 6 goals |  L. Donnelly 5 goals |   K. Miller 5 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Arbroath | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 28 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 40 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 33% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 67% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 45% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 24% |
| 38% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 91% | 81% |
| 29% | 40% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 19% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 186 | 100 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 114 | 219 |
| 66 | 40 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 54 | 93 |
| 26% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 31% | 30% |
- Arbroath has the fewest scored goals (18)
- Arbroath has the most matches under the total-line (14)
- Arbroath have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Partick Thistle has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Partick Thistle has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Partick Thistle has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
- Partick Thistle has the most conceded goals (40)
- Partick Thistle has the most points from losing position (10)
- Partick Thistle has the the worst goal difference (-12)
- Partick Thistle have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Partick Thistle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee United | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Dundee | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 25 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -11 | 21 |