National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's St. Mirren or Dundee that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts St. Mirren saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premiership. That game was an away game at Celtic, so at least Mirren are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
St. Mirren form and stats
St. Mirren was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Scottish Cup.Mirren faced defeat in their previous match, away at Celtic (0-4). As you see from the result above, St. Mirren suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Prior to that, an away loss at Hearts in the Premiership.Dundee form and stats
Dundee was sent out of Scottish Cup in the quarter-finals last season.Playing away, Dundee have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Championship this season.
Dundee has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Raith Rovers for a 1-1 draw.
The game before that, in the Championship, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Arbroath.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dunfermline Athletic in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dundee have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Dundee in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these squads: Mirren won six, Dundee were winners in two and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  P. McMullan 6 goals |  Z. Rudden 5 goals |   M. O'Hara 4 goals |
St. Mirren missing players
Dundee missing players
| St. Mirren | Dundee | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 48 | ||
| 35 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | ||
| 10.6 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 |
