League Cup: Buckle up for the Ross County - Dunfermline Athletic clash

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Competition: Scotland League Cup
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Global Energy Stadium (6541 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ross County or Dunfermline Athletic that keep their silverware dream alive.

The visiting Dunfermline Athletic played their last game only four days ago, a League Cup match.

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Ross County form and stats

Ross County participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.

Ross County have played 14 League Cup games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-6 (wins-draws-losses).

The County manager Mackay and his players return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Buckie Thistle in the League Cup.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rangers (1-4).

There will be little rest for Ross County after this match as they are travelling to Alloa Athletic for a League Cup game in only three days.

The Ross County fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Dunfermline Athletic form and stats

They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dunfermline Athletic so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-10 (win-draw-lose).

The regulars enjoyed Dunfermline Athletic's previous match versus Buckie Thistle, a League Cup win (5-0) played at home.

hometeam won

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dunfermline as they have only managed to score 14 times from 18 away games in the league. Dunfermline Athletic's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Ross County victories, three draws and two Dunfermline Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Ross County missing players

Dunfermline Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ross County Dunfermline Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   14 25
8 3   Won W   4 9
7 4   Drew D   3 6
10 4   Lost L   7 10
30 15   Scored S   17 34
35 15   Conceded C   16 24
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 92%
76% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 68%
48% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   29% 32%
24% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 20%
12% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 16%
64% 73%   BTTS BTTS   29% 36%
16% 9%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 36%
24% 18%   Failed to Score F T   43% 36%
 
4.2 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5
6.4 6.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 4.7
2.3 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.4
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
8.5 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   8.5 10.2
2.9 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 4.1
37% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 35%
 
16 16.3   Shots against (avg) S A   8.2 8.1
4.5 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 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 Dunfermline Athletic 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 6
2 East Fife 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
3 Buckie Thistle 2 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 2
4 Alloa Athletic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ross County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 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 Celtic 30 26 2 2 89 19 15 14 0 1 50 7 15 12 2 1 39 12 70 80
2 Rangers 29 21 4 4 64 19 14 11 1 2 33 7 15 10 3 2 31 12 45 67
3 Motherwell 30 14 4 12 41 38 15 7 1 7 23 23 15 7 3 5 18 15 3 46
4 Aberdeen 30 12 9 9 40 36 15 7 3 5 23 19 15 5 6 4 17 17 4 45
5 Livingston 30 10 9 11 41 39 14 8 4 2 19 8 16 2 5 9 22 31 2 39
6 Hibernian 30 9 10 11 42 49 15 5 7 3 26 22 15 4 3 8 16 27 -7 37
7 St. Johnstone 29 8 12 9 28 46 16 5 6 5 19 26 13 3 6 4 9 20 -18 36
8 Kilmarnock 30 9 6 15 31 41 15 6 5 4 20 15 15 3 1 11 11 26 -10 33
9 St. Mirren 30 7 8 15 24 41 15 5 6 4 13 13 15 2 2 11 11 28 -17 29
10 Ross County 30 7 8 15 29 60 14 5 3 6 17 23 16 2 5 9 12 37 -31 29
11 Hamilton Academical 30 6 9 15 30 50 16 4 3 9 16 26 14 2 6 6 14 24 -20 27
12 Hearts 30 4 11 15 31 52 15 2 7 6 19 23 15 2 4 9 12 29 -21 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 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

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dunfermline Athletic 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 6
2 East Fife 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
3 Buckie Thistle 2 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 2
4 Alloa Athletic 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Ross County 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

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