Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Elgin City & St. Johnstone face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Elgin City nor St. Johnstone 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.
Elgin City form and stats
Last season, Elgin City's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Elgin City have collected 24 points from their League Two home games so far after 6-6-6.
The supporters hope that Elgin will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the League Cup fixture against Annan Athletic.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Cup game versus Queen of the South in only four days. This game is also played here at Borough Briggs.
The Elgin City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 18 matches. 21 goals have been conceded.
St. Johnstone form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Playing away, St. Johnstone have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 0 defeats in the league this season.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Queen of the South in their previous outing. The League Cup battle ended 2-2.
After this away game St. Johnstone return home for a League Cup game against Ayr United. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Elgin City missing players
St. Johnstone missing players
| Elgin City | St. Johnstone | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 8 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 26 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 27 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 32% | ||
| 8 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Annan Athletic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | St. Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 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 | Annan Athletic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | St. Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Elgin City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
