League Cup: Buckle up for the Ross County - East Fife clash

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Competition: Scotland League Cup
Competition: Sat 23.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Global Energy Stadium (6541 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ross County & East Fife face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

It's no vacation for neither County nor East Fife 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.

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Ross County form and stats

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

5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Ross County have to build on here at Global Energy Stadium in the League Cup.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Ross County, as their goalkeeper Jake Eastwood has completely shut out the opponents for 266 minutes in the League Cup.

Ross County are returning here after guesting Alloa Athletic in a League Cup match and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.

The 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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East Fife form and stats

East Fife's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for East Fife so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-14 (win-draw-lose).

The fans enjoyed East Fife's previous game versus Buckie Thistle, a League Cup win (3-2) played at home.

The attacking power of Fife when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 18 league matches away. For East Fife, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Ross County, zero draws and zero wins for East Fife. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Ross County missing players

East Fife missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ross County East Fife
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   10 25
10 4   Won W   1 4
6 4   Drew D   2 6
9 3   Lost L   7 15
31 15   Scored S   6 19
32 13   Conceded C   16 44
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 88%
72% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 80%
44% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 40%
24% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 24%
12% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 12%
56% 64%   BTTS BTTS   40% 36%
24% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   10% 20%
24% 18%   Failed to Score F T   60% 56%
 
4.5 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 3.8
6 6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 5
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
8 8.9   Shots (avg) S (   7.6 7.7
2.8 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.3
40% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   19% 24%
 
14.6 14.5   Shots against (avg) S A   10.2 10.5
4.2 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 4.3

  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 3 2 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 6 6
2 Ross County 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 6
3 East Fife 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 5
4 Alloa Athletic 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 3
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 1 3 4 13 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 8 -9 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 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 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

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 3 2 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 6 6
2 Ross County 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 6
3 East Fife 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 5
4 Alloa Athletic 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 3
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 1 3 4 13 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 8 -9 2

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