Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Raith Rovers & Aberdeen face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Raith Rovers and Aberdeen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Raith Rovers form and stats
Raith Rovers have not come this way in the League Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Alloa Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Livingston and Brechin City. Raith Rovers was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup.Overall Championship stats at home this season for Raith Rovers are 0-1-0 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Raith Rovers lost their last game at Inverness CT after a 0-1 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Championship home game that ended 4-4 versus Hamilton Academical.Early season league goal statistics from Raith Rovers's 1 home game: 4 goals, 4 conceded.
Aberdeen form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Two travels in a row for Aberdeen, whose manager S. Glass could celebrate last time after the Premiership win against Livingston. Midfield player Dylan McGeouch was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. McGeouch hit three key passes and had 72 successful passes (of 83 total). Late drama in the previous game, when Jack Mackenzie scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Livingston.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Dundee United in the Premiership.Head 2 Head
Rovers-Aberdeen H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Raith Rovers one win, Aberdeen one win, one draw. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Vaughan 2 goals |  A. Connolly 1 goals | D. Zanatta 1 goals |
Raith Rovers missing players
Aberdeen missing players
| Raith Rovers | Aberdeen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | ||
| 29 | 22 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 52% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 39% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 21% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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