Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Arbroath & Falkirk face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
It should be mentioned that Falkirk play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Falkirk on grass are 7 victories, 10 draws and 10 defeats from 27 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 35-31. You can compare this with overall results below.
Arbroath form and stats
Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 4th round replays.The story so far in the Championship for Arbroath at their home stadium (Gayfield Park) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Arbroath are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Hearts. Prior to that, an away loss at Dunfermline Athletic in the Championship.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Arbroath here at Gayfield Park in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). From these home matches, Arbroath have conceded only 4 goals.
Falkirk form and stats
Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Falkirk playing as the away team in the League One this season.
B. Hall was the last player to score for the away team. Falkirk haven't scored a league goal in the last 211 minutes.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Partick Thistle in the League One.
Falkirk create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 11 goals in 4 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Arbroath, one draw and one win for Falkirk. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  C. Morrison 4 goals |   J. Craigen 2 goals |  K. Doolan 2 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Falkirk missing players
| Arbroath | Falkirk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 18 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.3 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 37% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 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 | Hearts | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 24 |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Dundee | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Raith Rovers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 6 | Ayr United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Inverness CT | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 7 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 7 |
| 10 | Arbroath | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -10 | 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 | Falkirk | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Montrose | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Airdrieonians | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Cove Rangers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Peterhead | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 8 | East Fife | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Clyde | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 9 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 5 |