Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Falkirk Res. & Dunfermline Res. face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the SPFL Reserve Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Falkirk Res. form and stats
4-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Reserve League numbers at home for Falkirk Res. so far this season.
Falkirk Res. suffered an unpredictable defeat 1-3 against Rangers Res. in their previous match, also played at home.
Before that match, a Reserve League win away at St. Johnstone Res..A decent goal production from Falkirk Res. in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Dunfermline Res. form and stats
Dunfermline's mission in SPFL Reserve Cup last season failed in the final.Things could have gone better for Dunfermline Res. in their Reserve League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Dunfermline Res. play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting Queen of the South Res.. A crazy, crazy match with an abundance of goals last time out for Dunfermline Res., as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this game be as gleeful?
Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Kilmarnock Res..{4 goals} so far away for Dunfermline Res., while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Falkirk Res. missing players
Dunfermline Res. missing players
| Falkirk Res. | Dunfermline Res. | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 8 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 30 | 52 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 82% | 88% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 53% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 29% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 71% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 6.5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 30% | ||
| 12.5 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.7 | ||
| 5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee Res. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Falkirk Res. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dundee United Res. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Res. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers Res. | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 38 |
| 2 | Celtic Res. | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | Hibernian Res. | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 27 | 35 |
| 4 | Motherwell Res. | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock Res. | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 |
| 6 | Falkirk Res. | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Hearts Res. | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 29 |
| 8 | Ross County Res. | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Aberdeen Res. | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Dundee United Res. | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 23 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical Res. | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | St. Mirren Res. | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Dunfermline Res. | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Dundee Res. | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 27 | -24 | 17 |
| 15 | Partick Thistle Res. | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 36 | -36 | 15 |
| 16 | Greenock Morton Res. | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 14 |
| 17 | St. Johnstone Res. | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | Queen of the South Res. | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | -43 | 2 |
