National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Partick Thistle or Fraserburgh that keep their silverware dream alive.
Fraserburgh could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Cup game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Stenhousemuir. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Partick Thistle form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Partick Thistle have collected 31 points from their Championship home games so far after 9-4-5.
The Partick coach McCall and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Kilmarnock in the League Cup.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Partick Thistle, as the League Cup home game vs Montrose is only four days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Partick Thistle here at Firhill Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (17 from 18 games). From these home matches, Partick Thistle have conceded only 13 goals.
Fraserburgh form and stats
Two away matches in a row for Fraserburgh, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 vs Stenhousemuir in the League Cup.
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A quick return to home after this game, as Fraserburgh are hosting Deveronvale in the Football League - Highland League only four days away.
Head 2 Head
Partick Thistle missing players
Fraserburgh missing players
| Partick Thistle | Fraserburgh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 11 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 42 | 83 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 48% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 8% | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 7.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 15.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 7.4 | ||
| 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 37% | ||
| 8.8 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 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 |
