National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Montrose or Stenhousemuir that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Montrose nor Stenhousemuir 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.
Montrose form and stats
Montrose participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.6 victories, 9 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Montrose have to build on here at Links Park in the League One.
The Montrose followers got no joy from their last match, a League Cup duel also played here at Links Park: A 0-3 defeat against Kilmarnock.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Montrose handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Montrose are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Partick Thistle awaits in four days.
The Montrose fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Montrose have conceded 20 goals.
Stenhousemuir form and stats
Stenhousemuir was sent out of League Cup in the group stage last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 8 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
The fans enjoyed Stenhousemuir's previous fixture versus Fraserburgh, a League Cup win (3-0) played at home.
aweayteam Hara magic won. Stenhousemuir are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
The schedule is very tough for Stenhousemuir now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Cup game at Kilmarnock is waiting in only four days.
Stenhousemuir have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Stenhousemuir in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Montrose seven wins, one draw and Stenhousemuir two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Montrose missing players
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| Montrose | Stenhousemuir | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Scored | S | 17 | 33 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.5 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 39% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 42% | ||
| 10.4 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 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 | Kilmarnock | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Stenhousemuir | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Montrose | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Fraserburgh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 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 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 41 | 79 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 72 |
| 3 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -8 | 45 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | -6 | 44 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Clyde | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -23 | 39 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -23 | 34 |
| 10 | East Fife | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 44 | -39 | 23 |
| 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 |
