National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Partick Thistle or Dunfermline Athletic that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Partick Thistle form and stats
Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Firhill Stadium as Partick Thistle have scored 29 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 7-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Partick's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Greenock Morton. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Prior to that, an away loss at Queen's Park in the Championship.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Partick Thistle handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Goals are plentiful at Firhill Stadium in the league this season as Partick has scored 29 goals here in 11 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Partick Thistle defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Dunfermline Athletic form and stats
Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Dunfermline Athletic so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are League One statistics.
210 minutes! That's how long the Dunfermline Athletic goalkeeper Deniz Mehmet and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Dunfermline Athletic go into this game after a win, the home game against Peterhead that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Dunfermline was the only team on the pitch versus Peterhead in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Edinburgh City with the score of 1-0.We have checked recent matches where Dunfermline Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Dunfermline Athletic now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Challenge Cup game at Dundee is waiting in only three days.
Dunfermline are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. Dunfermline Athletic are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {3 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings between these two sides are: three wins for Partick Thistle, three draws and four wins for Dunfermline Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Graham 9 goals |   N. Todorov 6 goals |  C. Wighton 6 goals |
Partick Thistle missing players
Dunfermline Athletic missing players
| Partick Thistle | Dunfermline Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 47 | 33 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 41% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | ||
| 8.5 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Queen's Park | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Dundee | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Cove Rangers | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | -12 | 22 |
| 9 | Arbroath | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -16 | 18 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Edinburgh City | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Airdrieonians | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Montrose | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Kelty Hearts | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Clyde | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -22 | 10 |
| 10 | Peterhead | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 31 | -42 | 8 |
