Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stranraer & East Kilbride 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 Stranraer nor East Kilbride 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.
Stranraer form and stats
Stranraer participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Stranraer faced defeat in their previous match, away at Clyde (0-1).
Prior to that, an away loss at Dumbarton in the Playoffs 3/4.Stranraer have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Stranraer have scored 2 goals and conceded 6 times.
East Kilbride form and stats
East Kilbride's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.Kilbride has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Greenock Morton (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) for a League Cup game that ended a draw (0-0).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Kilmarnock.A quick return to home after this game, as Kilbride are hosting Clyde in the League Cup only three days away.
Just as the home team, East Kilbride have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Kilbride win, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Stranraer won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and East Kilbride has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroStranraer missing players
East Kilbride missing players
| Stranraer | East Kilbride | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 22 | 57 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 11 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 8% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 40% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 48% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stranraer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Clyde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | East Kilbride | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |