Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kilmarnock & Annan Athletic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Kilmarnock form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.Kilmarnock have performed here at BBSP Stadium Rugby Park this season with 12 wins from 18 League Cup matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 5.
The Kilmarnock club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Ross County and win 3-1. Armstrong (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.14/10. Armstrong scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
In the game before, an away victory in the Premiership match versus Dundee United with a 3-0 scoreline.Kilmarnock have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at BBSP Stadium Rugby Park with 28 goals in 18 league matches. From these home matches, Kilmarnock have conceded only 14 goals.
Annan Athletic form and stats
Annan was sent out of League Cup in the 2nd round last season.Two away matches in a row for Annan Athletic, whose coach Murphy could celebrate last time after the win against Clyde. Late drama in the previous game, when Lussint scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Clyde.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Clyde at their stadium, the result 2-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Annan manager Murphy as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Dunfermline Athletic.
Head 2 Head
Kilmarnock missing players
Annan Athletic missing players
| Kilmarnock | Annan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 12 | 49 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 20% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.9 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 12.2 | ||
| 3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 38% | ||
| 11.7 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 |
