National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Clyde or Brechin City that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the League Cup.
Clyde form and stats
Clyde participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The regulars hope that Clyde will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-5 away defeat in the League Cup fixture against Cove Rangers.
Ahead of that match, a home loss in the League Cup against Hamilton Academical.
There will be little rest for Clyde after this match as they are travelling to Livingston for a League Cup game in only four days.
Brechin City form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a League Cup home loss versus Cove Rangers with 2-3 on the scoreboard.
A defeat, in the League Cup away at Hamilton Academical, before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Brechin are hosting Formartine United in the Football League - Highland League only four days away.
It's a day of discovery for Brechin City as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Brechin City have played two with the results W0-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Brechin City has scored {2 goals} and conceded 6 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - two - four (Clyde wins - draws - Brechin City wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Clyde missing players
Brechin City missing players
| Clyde | Brechin City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 15 | 54 | ||
| 46 | 17 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 14% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| 26% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 293% | ||
| 12 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 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 | Cove Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Livingston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Clyde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 5 | Brechin City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Livingston | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Clyde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 5 | Brechin City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
