National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stenhousemuir or Kilmarnock that keep their silverware dream alive.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a League Two match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Stirling Albion.
Stenhousemuir form and stats
Action has already taken place for Stenhousemuir in Scottish Cup as they have defeated Peterhead and Preston Athletic to reach the 3rd Round. Stenhousemuir participated in Scottish Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Stenhousemuir have collected 11 points from their League Two home games so far after 3-2-1.
No payout for Stenhousemuir in their previous match, an away game at Stirling Albion that ended in defeat 0-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Edinburgh City (1-3).
Stenhousemuir are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Brechin City awaits in three days.
Stenhousemuir have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ochilview Park with 11 goals in 6 league matches. Stenhousemuir have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Kilmarnock form and stats
Kilmarnock's mission in Scottish Cup last season failed in the 5th round replays.Bitter travels for Kilmarnock as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Motherwell match.
The supporters enjoyed Kilmarnock's previous game versus Motherwell, a Premiership 4-1 win played at home. It was a Premiership defeat before that one as the away game against Ross County wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Burke 8 goals |   B. Biabi 5 goals |  N. Kabamba 5 goals |
Stenhousemuir missing players
Kilmarnock missing players
| Stenhousemuir | Kilmarnock | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 6 | 22 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 8% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 56% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Stranraer | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -17 | 7 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -25 | 4 |