National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Edinburgh City or Arbroath that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Edinburgh City nor Arbroath 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.
Edinburgh City form and stats
Edinburgh participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The Edinburgh City coach Maybury and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Airdrieonians in the League Cup.
Heartbreak before that as Edinburgh City lost 1-2 at Annan Athletic's place.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Edinburgh, as the League Cup home game vs Cowdenbeath is only four days away.
Arbroath form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.8 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Arbroath playing as the away team in the Championship this season.
The supporters enjoyed Arbroath's previous fixture versus Cowdenbeath, a League Cup win (3-0) played at home.
hometeam won
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Arbroath have scored 22 goals in 18 league games away. It's not easy to score on Arbroath as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former five meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Edinburgh, one draw and one win for Arbroath. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Edinburgh City missing players
Arbroath missing players
| Edinburgh City | Arbroath | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 8 | 32 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 48% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 33% | ||
| 12 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Edinburgh City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | St. Mirren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -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 | Arbroath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Edinburgh City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | St. Mirren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -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 | 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 |
