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!
Arbroath and Falkirk should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This pitch has grass, which is not Falkirk's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Falkirk have performed like this: Played 36 matches resulting in 14 wins, 7 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 43-44 (scored/conceded).
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Scottish Cup.Arbroath have collected 15 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-3-3. The Arbroath manager D. Campbell might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Arbroath fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here: A 1-2 defeat against Greenock Morton. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Inverness CT.
Arbroath are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. Arbroath are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.
Falkirk form and stats
Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.As the visiting team in League One matches, Falkirk have produced an overall stat of 4-6-1 so far. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Clyde game have they lost an away game, meaning Falkirk has taken points from nine away matches in a row.
Two travels in a row for Falkirk, whose manager L. Miller could celebrate last time after the League One win against Peterhead. That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Dumbarton in the League One.
It's hard not to mention D. McManus's lethal finishing against Peterhead. 3 goals was a big reason for the important victory.
Falkirk find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 15 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Falkirk as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. McManus 14 goals |   B. Linn 6 goals |  C. Sammon 6 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Falkirk missing players
| Arbroath | Falkirk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 15 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 214 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 180 | 311 | ||
| 80 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 77 | 134 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee United | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Dundee | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -11 | 25 |
| 9 | Partick Thistle | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -13 | 18 |
| 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 |