Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ross County & Stirling Albion 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 Stirling Albion 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.
Ross County form and stats
County was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the League Cup.2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the League Cup for Ross County. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Happy days for County in their previous game, a League Cup match away at Elgin City (placed 3rd) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Before that, Ross County drew at home versus Livingston.
Stirling Albion form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Stirling Albion are still undefeated on their travels in the League Two. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other. Total League Cup statistics for Stirling Albion: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Stirling Albion won their last game, 2-1 versus Montrose played at home. Prior to that result Stirling won their away game at Brechin City in the League Two. The scoreline was 5-0.
Stirling Albion have the goal stats of 7-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): County three wins, two draws and Stirling Albion zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Shaw 2 goals |  R. Stewart 2 goals |   D. Wilson 2 goals |
Ross County missing players
Stirling Albion missing players
| Ross County | Stirling Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 26 | 37 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 194 | 89 | Total Shots | T S | 125 | 266 | ||
| 59 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 96 | ||
| 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ross County | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Stirling Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 5 | Montrose | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 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 | Queen's Park | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 3 |