National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arbroath or Darvel that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Arbroath form and stats
Last season, Arbroath's Scottish Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the Championship, Arbroath have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games.
Arbroath are returning here after visiting Raith Rovers in a Championship game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Low and Hamilton scored the goal(s).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ayr United (0-1).Arbroath are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found two matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew zero and lost zero.
Arbroath have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Arbroath have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Darvel form and stats
When we have look at the Scottish Cup statistics, we find 2W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
Darvel's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Brechin City (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) that finished 2-2.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Brechin City.Head 2 Head
Arbroath missing players
Darvel missing players
| Arbroath | Darvel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arbroath | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 33 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -13 | 24 |
| 7 | Ayr United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 21 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | Queen of the South | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 18 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -17 | 18 |
