National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Motherwell or St. Mirren that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Motherwell form and stats
Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Motherwell has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Robinson and the players.
Motherwell lost their last game at St. Johnstone after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at St. Mirren that finished 1-1.
Heartbreak for Motherwell in their last match as St. Johnstone's C. Kane scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Motherwell handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and two defeats.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Motherwell as they are travelling to their away game against Hamilton Academical in the Premiership. That match is four days after this one.
St. Mirren form and stats
St. Mirren was sent out of Scottish Cup in the 5th round last season.Two away games in a row for St. Mirren, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Livingston in the Premiership. A draw for St. Mirren before that, at their own venue hosting Motherwell (1-1).
St. Mirren are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as St. Mirren are hosting Hearts in the Premiership only three days away.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the St. Mirren - Motherwell 1-1 played earlier this season. Motherwell-St. Mirren H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Motherwell six wins, St. Mirren two wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Donnelly 6 goals |  C. Long 6 goals |   J. Obika 6 goals |
Motherwell missing players
St. Mirren missing players
| Motherwell | St. Mirren | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 36% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 247 | 144 | Total Shots | T S | 103 | 267 | ||
| 94 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 90 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | ||