National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stranraer or Ross County that keep their silverware dream alive.
Stranraer form and stats
Stranraer was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup.9-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Stranraer so far this season.
Stranraer travelled for their previous game, a trip to Dumbarton that ended 1-1.
1-1 away at Dumbarton before that.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Stranraer as they are travelling to their away game against Greenock Morton in the League Cup. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Stranraer in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 18 league matches. Stranraer's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 23 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ross County form and stats
County was sent out of League Cup in the 2nd round last season.The fans enjoyed Ross County's previous fixture versus Partick Thistle (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties), a 3-1 win played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Partick Thistle (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties).Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Stranraer one win, two draws and Ross County four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Stranraer missing players
Ross County missing players
| Stranraer | Ross County | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 40% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7.2 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 8.6 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.1 | 15.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 |
