Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rothes & Dalbeattie Star face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This promises to be an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Rothes form and stats
Rothes was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Scottish Cup.Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Rothes, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Rothes manager R. Jack and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Dalbeattie Star in the Scottish Cup. A painful moment in the game against Dalbeattie Star was the missed penalty kick from A. Pollok in the 50th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Deveronvale.Rothes have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Rothes have scored 5 goals and conceded 4 times.
Dalbeattie Star form and stats
Last season their Scottish Cup adventure ended in the 2nd preliminary round.When we have look at the Scottish Cup statistics, we find 1W-2D-0L. This is both home and away. Bitter travels for Dalbeattie Star as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Gala Fairydean Rovers match.
Dalbeattie Star played 0-0 against Rothes in their previous match.
Prior to that match, the Dalbeattie manager R. Maxwell faced defeat when travelling to BSC Glasgow and losing 0-2.Dalbeattie played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these one match Dalbeattie Star scored 0 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other before this season: Dalbeattie Star - Rothes 0-0.Rothes missing players
Dalbeattie Star missing players
| Rothes | Dalbeattie Star | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 60 | 28 | Scored | S | 13 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 21 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 8.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.8 | ||
| 6.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 45% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 25% | ||