Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Arbroath & Dunfermline Athletic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Arbroath and Dunfermline Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Arbroath form and stats
Action has already taken place for Arbroath in League Cup as they have defeated Ross County, Stirling Albion, Montrose and Elgin City to reach the 2nd Round. Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Three Championship home games done for Arbroath, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches. This match is a League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Two draws in a row at home now for Arbroath.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Arbroath, who played 0-0 against Greenock Morton. That match was also played at this venue (Gayfield Park). Before that, Arbroath had a League Cup home game versus Elgin City which ended with a victory 3-0.
Arbroath have scored 1 goal here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. From these home matches, Arbroath have conceded only 2 goals.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Clyde, Kilmarnock, Falkirk and Dumbarton in order to reach 2nd Round of League Cup. Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Four points from two away games for Dunfermline Athletic, meaning one draw and one victory in the Championship so far. Total League Cup statistics for Dunfermline Athletic: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Dunfermline won their last game, 2-1 versus Hearts played at home. Before that, Dunfermline Athletic secured a home win against Clyde with the score 3-2.
4 goals so far away for Dunfermline Athletic, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Arbroath, one draw and seven wins for Dunfermline Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Murray 3 goals |  R. Dow 2 goals |   B. Linn 1 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
| Arbroath | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 19 | Scored | S | 19 | 47 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 194 | 125 | Total Shots | T S | 71 | 228 | ||
| 71 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 98 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 45% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Hearts | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 7 | Dundee | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Arbroath | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |