National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Airdrieonians or Edinburgh City that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
5 - 1 - 7 with 15-24. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Edinburgh City when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Edinburgh City play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Airdrieonians form and stats
Airdrieonians participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Airdrieonians must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three League One games here at Penny Cars Stadium.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Max Paul not having conceded a league goal in 210 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Airdrieonians, who won 2-0 against Dumbarton. Previous to that game, a League One home match hosting Clyde in a game that was won 5-0.
Airdrieonians are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Livingston awaits in three days.
Goals decide football matches and Airdrieonians are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Airdrieonians are not conceding a lot of goals here at Penny Cars Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Edinburgh City form and stats
Edinburgh's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.Things could have gone better for Edinburgh City in their League Two away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the League Cup stats, they have 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses both home and away.
Two away games in a row for Edinburgh, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Stenhousemuir in the League Two. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Elgin City in the League Two.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Edinburgh City has managed 5 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Carrick 4 goals | C. Gallagher 2 goals | C. Fordyce 1 goals |
Airdrieonians missing players
Edinburgh City missing players
| Airdrieonians | Edinburgh City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 38 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 202 | 102 | Total Shots | T S | 118 | 232 | ||
| 85 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 104 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Livingston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 2 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cove Rangers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Falkirk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Montrose | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Clyde | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 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 | Queen's Park | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 3 |