National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Livingston or Alloa Athletic that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Livingston nor Alloa 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.
This pitch has grass, which is not Alloa Athletic's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Alloa Athletic have performed like this: Played 35 matches resulting in 8 wins, 12 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 50-60 (scored/conceded).
Livingston form and stats
Last season, Livingston's League Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Dundee United.
As mentioned above, Livingston "killed" Edinburgh City in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
Alloa Athletic's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.3-6-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Alloa Athletic in their Championship matches away. One point away has become something of a habit for Alloa Athletic who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Two travels in a row for Alloa, whose manager P. Grant could celebrate last time after the League Cup win against Airdrieonians. A 0-0 draw at Dundee's stadium before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Alloa Athletic are hosting Edinburgh City in the League Cup only three days away.
Alloa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. In the opposite end, Alloa have conceded 24 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Livingston won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Alloa Athletic has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Forrest 3 goals |  J. Guthrie 2 goals |  S. Pittman 2 goals |
Livingston missing players
Alloa Athletic missing players
| Livingston | Alloa Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 22 | 36 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 207 | 107 | Total Shots | T S | 72 | 179 | ||
| 82 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 91 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Livingston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Alloa Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 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 | Dundee United | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 59 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 45 |
| 3 | Dundee | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -10 | 31 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 28 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -15 | 26 |