Despite their talk of us getting luck of draw and this and that, the factual evidence is that Utd get much more away draws and more draws against top flight opponents, especially in the last twenty years in the Scottish Cup

In that time the fun have played 17 games against top flight teams, winning just 2, one away to Motherwell in 2008 and one vs the Sheep at home in 2014, losing 11

United have faced top flight opponents 40 times in the same time since 2005, winning 17 with 15 lost

The fun have not won a home tie in regular time since a win over Dumbarton in 2016, in 9 home ties since the only wins were AET over league one and two sides bonnyrigg and airdrie

In our last 7 away ties against top flight opponents while we were also top flight, we've won 6 losing only at Celtic park

Rangers 0-2 United
Dundee 1-2 United
Inverness 0-5 United
Motherwell 1-2 United
Celtic 4-0 United
R County 2-3 United
Aberdeen 0-3 United

We don't lose often away in the big cup while in the top flight regardless of what division the opponent is, QoS last season on pens is the only instance of us going out the big cup to a team from a lower division since Ayr in 2002 in the replay at Somerset when they were a really good cup side

Hopefully under JG that trend continues