National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stenhousemuir or St. Johnstone that keep their silverware dream alive.
Stenhousemuir form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.When playing at home in the League Two, Stenhousemuir have managed 6 wins, 7 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 18 games.
Stenhousemuir's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Annan Athletic. The home side are looking to build on that result. A late climax in the match against Annan Athletic as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Yates.
Heartbreak before that as Stenhousemuir lost 0-2 at Stranraer's place.Stenhousemuir are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Ayr United awaits in three days.
Stenhousemuir are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 26 goals in 18 games. On the other hand, Stenhousemuir have conceded 24 goals.
St. Johnstone form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.Johnstone go into this game after a win, the home game against Livingston that ended 2-0. Sinclair was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.84. The agile goalkeeper Sinclair topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Livingston in the Premiership.Head 2 Head
Stenhousemuir-St. Johnstone H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Stenhousemuir zero wins, St. Johnstone three wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Stenhousemuir missing players
St. Johnstone missing players
| Stenhousemuir | St. Johnstone | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 26 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8.3 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stirling Albion | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 67 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 73 |
| 2 | Dumbarton | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 62 |
| 3 | Annan Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 51 |
| 4 | East Fife | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 48 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 55 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -4 | 47 |
| 7 | Stranraer | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -14 | 45 |
| 8 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -11 | 42 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 38 | -18 | 40 |
| 10 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 29 | -1 | 39 |
