National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stenhousemuir or Airdrieonians that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Stenhousemuir saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the League Cup. That game was an away game at Edinburgh City, so at least Stenhousemuir are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Stenhousemuir form and stats
Last season, Stenhousemuir's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Stenhousemuir's results here at Ochilview Park in the League Two have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 340 minutes without scoring a league goal. B. Biabi was the last player to find the net. Stenhousemuir are confident in defense, having played 220 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Stenhousemuir manager D. Irons and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Edinburgh City (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) in the League Cup. Preceding that game was the away draw at Stirling Albion that finished 0-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stenhousemuir as they are travelling to their away game against Albion Rovers in the League Two. That match is four days after this one.
Stenhousemuir has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 29 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Airdrieonians form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The visitors are W7-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the League One.
Home advantage was not enough for Airdrieonians in their previous game, as they lost their League Cup-match, hosting Alloa Athletic, 0-2. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs East Fife.
A new game in only four days for Airdrieonians, the League One home match versus Peterhead. Busy days.
Airdrieonians have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Airdrieonians in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stenhousemuir six wins, two draws and Airdrieonians two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Stenhousemuir missing players
Airdrieonians missing players
| Stenhousemuir | Airdrieonians | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 37 | ||
| 52 | 26 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 184 | 99 | Total Shots | T S | 119 | 233 | ||
| 79 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 99 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Livingston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Edinburgh City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 | Cove Rangers | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 42 | 68 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 55 |
| 3 | Elgin City | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Cowdenbeath | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| 5 | Queen's Park | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Stirling Albion | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 14 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -21 | 31 |
| 8 | Stenhousemuir | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -16 | 29 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 24 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 35 | -29 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Raith Rovers | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 53 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 52 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | Montrose | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | East Fife | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 45 |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 30 | -9 | 38 |
| 7 | Clyde | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -14 | 26 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -21 | 24 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 27 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 57 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37 | -29 | 16 |