Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stranraer & Spartans face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Scottish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Stranraer form and stats
Last season, Stranraer's Scottish Cup journey ended in the 4th round.The story so far in the League Two for Stranraer at their home stadium (Stair Park) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Stranraer's previous game was a League Two match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Albion Rovers. The home side are looking to build on that result. 2-2 away at Stenhousemuir before that.
As mentioned above, Stranraer "killed" Albion Rovers in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Stranraer have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stair Park with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Stranraer have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Spartans form and stats
Spartans was sent out of Scottish Cup in the 2nd round last season.Spartans love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Kelty Hearts was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Duffy 4 goals | T. Orr 4 goals | R. Paton 3 goals |
Stranraer missing players
Spartans missing players
| Stranraer | Spartans | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Scored | S | 29 | 55 | ||
| 40 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 6.9 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Elgin City | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Stirling Albion | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Stranraer | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Stenhousemuir | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 9 | Albion Rovers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 6 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -19 | 3 |