Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kelty Hearts & Montrose face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This looks to be an absorbing game with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's start!
Kelty Hearts form and stats
Action has already taken place for Kelty Hearts in Scottish Cup as they have defeated Buckie Thistle to reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Kelty Hearts have been very solid at home in the League Two so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Kelty Hearts tasted defeat here at New Central Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Hearts, as their goalkeeper Darren Jamieson has completely shut out the opponents for 295 minutes in the League Two.
Hearts's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Stenhousemuir. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that match, Hearts won a home game hosting Forfar Athletic (1-0).The Hearts fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Hearts have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Montrose form and stats
Montrose's mission in Scottish Cup last season failed in the 4th round.Montrose have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 4-4-0 from 8 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Greenock Morton game have they lost an away game, meaning Montrose has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Montrose play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Falkirk.
A 2-2 draw at Alloa Athletic's stadium before that.Montrose has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games. Montrose's manager S. Petrie has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Webster 9 goals |  N. Austin 8 goals | J. Cardle 6 goals |
Kelty Hearts missing players
Montrose missing players
| Kelty Hearts | Montrose | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 51 | 27 | Scored | S | 18 | 37 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 40% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 9.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kelty Hearts | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Annan Athletic | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Albion Rovers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 8 | Stranraer | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Elgin City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Cowdenbeath | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -16 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cove Rangers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Montrose | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Alloa Athletic | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 18 |
| 8 | Peterhead | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Clyde | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 16 |
| 10 | East Fife | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 26 | -18 | 11 |