National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Dundee or Forfar Athletic that keep their silverware dream alive.
This ground has grass, which is not Forfar Athletic's regular surface at their own football pitch. When appearing on grass Forfar Athletic have performed like this: Played 23 matches with the output 10 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats with the goal difference 29-29 (scored/conceded).
It's no vacation for neither Dundee nor Forfar Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dundee form and stats
Dundee participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Dundee have performed here at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park this season with 8 wins from 13 League Cup matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.
Dundee are returning here after guesting Queen's Park in a League Cup game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
The Dundee fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. Dundee have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Forfar Athletic form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.6-7-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Forfar Athletic in their League Two matches away.
Forfar delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Stranraer in their previous game; a League Cup duel.
aweayteam Hara magic won. As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Forfar Athletic's match history for similar games we find 4 matches. The home team won 3 of these as expected, 3 of them by at least two goals. Forfar Athletic managed 1 draw and 0 surprise wins.
Forfar Athletic have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 23 goals have been scored. Forfar have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Previous five meetings between these participants: Dundee won four, Forfar Athletic were winners in one and we saw zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals.Dundee missing players
Forfar Athletic missing players
| Dundee | Forfar Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Conceded | C | 17 | 37 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.4 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | ||
| 13.4 | 14.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Stranraer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 2 |
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 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 | Hearts | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 57 |
| 2 | Dundee | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -13 | 32 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 30 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 29 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -30 | 22 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 40 | 81 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 57 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 60 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 59 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -6 | 52 |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 49 |
| 6 | Stranraer | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 28 | -4 | 47 |
| 7 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -21 | 39 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -18 | 37 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -21 | 29 |