National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's St. Mirren or Arbroath that keep their silverware dream alive.
St. Mirren form and stats
Last season, St. Mirren's League Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the League Cup, St. Mirren have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games.
The Mirren manager Robinson and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Aberdeen. Goalkeeper Alnwick got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.43 out of ten. Alnwick topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw away in the Premiership before that, with Aberdeen the opponent.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for St. Mirren here at The Smisa Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). From these home matches, St. Mirren have conceded only 13 goals.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath was sent out of League Cup in the 2nd round last season.Playing away, Arbroath have won 8 games, drawn 6 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season.
Arbroath's last game was the home draw against Inverness CT (0-0).
A draw for Arbroath before that, at their own venue hosting Inverness CT (0-0).A quick return to home after this game, as Arbroath are hosting Cowdenbeath in the League Cup only four days away.
The visiting Arbroath have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 18 games. Arbroath are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
St. Mirren missing players
Arbroath missing players
| St. Mirren | Arbroath | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Scored | S | 10 | 33 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 9.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 4 | ||
| 41% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 13.3 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Airdrieonians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | St. Mirren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |