Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Arbroath & Airdrieonians face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It should be mentioned that Airdrieonians play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Airdrieonians on grass are 5 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 16 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 15-18. You can compare this with overall results below.
The visiting Airdrieonians played their last game only four days ago, a League Cup match.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the League Cup.Arbroath have collected 35 points from their Championship home games so far after 9-8-1.
Arbroath are returning here after visiting Edinburgh City in a League Cup fixture and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.
Arbroath have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Gayfield Park with 32 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Arbroath have conceded only 14 goals.
Airdrieonians form and stats
Airdrieonians's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.The supporters enjoyed Airdrieonians's previous game versus St. Mirren, a League Cup win (2-0) played at home.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Arbroath victories, two draws and three Airdrieonians wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Arbroath missing players
Airdrieonians missing players
| Arbroath | Airdrieonians | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 25 | Scored | S | 24 | 52 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.4 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.7 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arbroath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Edinburgh City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Mirren | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 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 | Kilmarnock | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 67 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 65 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 59 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 50 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -15 | 42 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 40 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -13 | 39 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -17 | 35 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -18 | 33 |
