Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aberdeen & Partick Thistle face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Aberdeen nor Partick Thistle as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Aberdeen form and stats
Aberdeen was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the League Cup.Aberdeen's previous match was a League Cup game also played at their home, finishing 4-1 versus Partick Thistle. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
Previous to that game, a Premiership home match hosting Hearts in a game that was won 2-0.Partick Thistle form and stats
Partick's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Partick Thistle playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
Two away matches in a row for Partick Thistle, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 vs Aberdeen in the League Cup.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Hamilton Academical.The travelling fans enjoy Partick Thistle's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Partick Thistle in these games.
Head 2 Head
Aberdeen have avoided defeat in the last 15 fixtures (12-3-0) versus Partick Thistle.These competitors have battled before this season: Aberdeen - Partick Thistle 4-1.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Miovski 7 goals |   B. Graham 5 goals |  L. Lopes 4 goals |
Aberdeen missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Aberdeen | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 53 | 29 | Scored | S | 19 | 42 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.3 | 16.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 9 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Dundee | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Queen's Park | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Cove Rangers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 10 |
| 10 | Arbroath | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
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