Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Arbroath & Cowdenbeath face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Cup. That game, against Forfar Athletic, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Cowdenbeath.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the League Cup.With 2 Championship wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Arbroath are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The spoils were shared in Arbroath's previous game, also at home. Visiting Hamilton Academical travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Before that, Arbroath drew at home versus Hamilton Academical.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Arbroath as they are travelling to their away game against St. Mirren in the League Cup. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Arbroath here at Gayfield Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 18 games). On the other hand, Arbroath have conceded 22 goals.
Cowdenbeath form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.Two away matches in a row for Cowdenbeath, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Forfar Athletic in the League Cup.
The fixture before was the Lowland League Cup-battle against Stirling University, a home defeat (2-4).
A new game in only three days for Cowdenbeath, the League Cup home match versus Montrose. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Arbroath have won all of the 4 latest fixtures versus this side. Can they do it again?Arbroath missing players
Cowdenbeath missing players
| Arbroath | Cowdenbeath | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Scored | S | 19 | 31 | ||
| 37 | 24 | Conceded | C | 18 | 38 | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 36% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | ||
| 35% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 45% | ||
| 8.8 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Forfar Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Montrose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Arbroath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | St. Mirren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 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 | Dundee | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 63 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 58 |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 58 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 57 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 55 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -3 | 43 |
| 8 | Arbroath | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -18 | 34 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -32 | 31 |
| 10 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 75 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 41 | -37 | 31 |
