National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brechin City or Vale of Leithen that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!
Brechin City form and stats
Last season, Brechin's Scottish Cup journey ended in the 1st round.Brechin are returning here after visiting Nairn County in a Football League game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.
Before that, Brechin had a Football League home game versus Formartine United which ended with a victory 4-1.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Brechin City, who have participated in one training match. Brechin have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Vale of Leithen form and stats
Vale of Leithen was sent out of Scottish Cup in the 2nd preliminary round last season.Leithen are desperate to end a 28-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Gala Fairydean Rovers fixture.
The manager J. Burrell was unhappy after their last game, a Football League match played at their home ground Victoria Park. Vale of Leithen suffered a 0-8 loss to Gala Fairydean Rovers. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Gala Fairydean Rovers was particularly ugly (0-8). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Dalbeattie Star's place.Head 2 Head
Brechin City missing players
Vale of Leithen missing players
| Brechin City | Vale of Leithen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 15 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | ||
| 45 | 27 | Conceded | C | 72 | 130 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 80% | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.8 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.7 | ||
| 28% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||