Scottish Cup: What to look for in the Round of 16 and how to watch

On the evidence of Round 4, top-flight Falkirk should be aware of their banana peel when they go to Stenhousemuir – live on the BBC – in this weekend’s final on Sunday (19:30 GMT).

Gary Naismith’s side, currently competing at the top of the Championship, beat Greenock Morton by four goals at Ochilview in the previous round.

John McGlynn’s men, who have defied the odds in the Premier League this season, will be a step up in their class, but the League One hosts will have a brave approach having lost just one game out of nine.

From kick-off at 15:00 on Saturday, Dundee United welcome Spartans. Despite being out of form, it seems inconceivable that the Championship club would lose at home to the leaders of the Fourth Division.

However, United boss Jim Goodwin reminded BBC Scotland of their difficult record against lower-league sides after a late 3-2 defeat to Hibernian on Wednesday.

“I don’t think there’s any coach in the country who needs to be warned about lower league teams more than me,” he said. “I go to bed and think about it every night.”

Godwin’s United side suffered defeat to Spartans in July 2023 in the League Cup groups, and it was his Aberdeen side that infamously lost to sixth-tier Darvill in the Scottish Cup six months earlier.