Hamilton Academical v Kelty Hearts

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League One | Fountain of Youth Stadium
Saturday, 4 May 2024 @ 3.00pm

Hamilton Academical are heavy favourites to keep all three points at home in Saturday's kick-off against Kelty Hearts.

The Accies, who sit second in League One with 35 games played, are priced at 1.6 to seal victory at the Fountain of Youth Stadium.

Sitting four places and 27 points behind them in the table, Kelty Hearts are 4.2 to win with *Betting Company*, while the draw is at 3.8.

With 69 goals in 35 games so far this season, Hamilton Academical are the league's second-highest scorers with 2.0 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 27 goals at a rate of 0.8 per game.

Kelty Hearts, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.3 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.6. They have conceded 1.7 goals per game.

In Kevin O'Hara, the Accies have one of the league's sharpest shooters so far this season. He has notched 14 goals in 33 appearances, to sit third in the scoring charts.

His goal rate of one every 182 minutes is quicker than that of Alfie Bavidge, the away side's top scorer with a goal every 231 minutes, and a total of nine goals in 24 games.

The hosts are in good form in League One, with four wins and a draw from their last six games.

With three wins and a draw over that period, Kelty Hearts's form is worse – they have taken 10 points from 18, compared to Hamilton Academical's 13.

In the last five years, Hamilton Academical and Kelty Hearts have played each other on four occasions. Hamilton Academical won two of them, Kelty Hearts one, and they drew once.

On average, the Accies scored 2.0 goals and Kelty Hearts 0.8 in those matches.

Their last meeting was on March 2, when Hamilton Academical won 5-0 away.

Hamilton Academical's last match was on April 27, a 1-0 win against Alloa Athletic, with O'Hara getting the goal for the Accies.

Kelty Hearts lost 2-0 against Montrose last time out, also on April 27.

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Updated: 12:00 (UTC), 02/05/24