National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Aberdeen or Dumbarton that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Aberdeen form and stats
Aberdeen was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Scottish Cup.The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Hearts on their last time out; the Premiership game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Livingston.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Motherwell are coming to town in four days.
Dumbarton form and stats
Dumbarton's mission in Scottish Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.5-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dumbarton in their League One matches away.
Two away games in a row for Dumbarton, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Falkirk in the League One. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Stranraer in the League One.
Dumbarton has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. Dumbarton have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Cosgrove 11 goals |   I. Layne 8 goals |  P. Crossan 5 goals |
Aberdeen missing players
Dumbarton missing players
| Aberdeen | Dumbarton | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 17 | 33 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 27 | 49 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 230 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 88 | 207 | ||
| 92 | 40 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 86 | ||
| 37% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | East Fife | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Montrose | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Dumbarton | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | -7 | 28 |
| 7 | Clyde | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 22 |
| 9 | Forfar Athletic | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 10 | Stranraer | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -23 | 12 |