Hamilton Academical vs Kelty Hearts

Hamilton Academical

1 - 2

Kelty Hearts

🕒 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 ZLX Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Hamilton Academical 3 · Kelty Hearts 10

Team Overview

Hamilton Academical (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-6

Goals For / Against

32 / 19

Avg: 1.60 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 1.90

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kelty Hearts (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 29

Avg: 1.22 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.90

PPG

1.06

1.60

1.22

0.95

1.61

44%

O2.5

61%

44%

BTTS

67%

28%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Hamilton Academical rank3rd

Kelty Hearts rank10th

Hamilton Academical points55

Kelty Hearts points29

Hamilton Academical: #3 · 55 pts · GD +12

12 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Kelty Hearts: #10 · 29 pts · GD -29

38 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts from safety.

26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Hamilton Academical last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-7

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Kelty Hearts last 5 away

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-6

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Hamilton Academical trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 11%

Kelty Hearts trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Hamilton Academical score at home83%

Hamilton Academical clean sheet at home44%

Kelty Hearts score away83%

Kelty Hearts clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Hamilton Academical score first28%

Hamilton Academical win after scoring first80%

Kelty Hearts score first33%

Kelty Hearts win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Hamilton Academical 25% · Kelty Hearts 50%

Avg first goal minute: Hamilton Academical 33.2' · Kelty Hearts 45.0'

Vs league average

Hamilton Academical score at home1.60 vs 1.42

Hamilton Academical concede at home0.95 vs 1.23

Kelty Hearts score away1.22 vs 1.23

Kelty Hearts concede away1.61 vs 1.42

Hamilton Academical score 13% above league average, while Kelty Hearts score level with league average.

Defensive side: Hamilton Academical are 23% below league average at home, and Kelty Hearts are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Hamilton Academical goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Kelty Hearts goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Pettifer

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Murray

36'

36' A. Davidson

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

O. Shaw

Normal Goal

48' ⚽

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48' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

R. Cunningham

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Moore

65'

65' L. Kilday

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Cunningham

1st substitution · For: A. Arnott

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ L. McCarvel

2nd substitution · For: J. Graham

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ I. Murray

3rd substitution · For: C. Cooper

90'

90' K. MacDonald

90+4'

90+4' Z. Hutton

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ A. Davidson

4th substitution · For: J. Wyllie

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ D. Corr

5th substitution · For: M. Thomas

Hamilton Academical vs Kelty Hearts 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Kelty Hearts beat Hamilton Academical 2-1 on Saturday, 28 March 2026 in League One. It was played at ZLX Stadium.

First half: Kelty Hearts took the lead at 34' when A. Pettifer scored, with the assist credited to I. Murray, making the score 0-1. A. Davidson received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 36'. Hamilton Academical leveled the score at 45+1' when O. Shaw scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Kelty Hearts took the lead at 48' when R. Cunningham scored, with the assist credited to L. Moore, making the score 1-2. L. Kilday received a yellow card for Hamilton Academical at 65'. Kelty Hearts made their 1st substitution at 73', with R. Cunningham replacing A. Arnott. Kelty Hearts made their 2nd substitution at 82', with L. McCarvel replacing J. Graham. Kelty Hearts made their 3rd substitution at 82', with I. Murray replacing C. Cooper. K. MacDonald received a yellow card for Hamilton Academical at 90'. Z. Hutton received a yellow card for Hamilton Academical at 90+4'. Kelty Hearts made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with A. Davidson replacing J. Wyllie. Kelty Hearts made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with D. Corr replacing M. Thomas.

Hamilton Academical used 0 substitutions while Kelty Hearts used 5 substitutions. Hamilton Academical got 3 yellow cards, while Kelty Hearts got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	4 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	4 (100.0%)

Hamilton Academical vs Kelty Hearts Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

28 Mar 2026 Hamilton Academical vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 2 31 Jan 2026 Kelty Hearts vs Hamilton Academical 0 - 0 22 Nov 2025 Hamilton Academical vs Kelty Hearts 3 - 1 20 Sep 2025 Kelty Hearts vs Hamilton Academical 0 - 4

2023-2024 Season

04 May 2024 Hamilton Academical vs Kelty Hearts 4 - 1 02 Mar 2024 Kelty Hearts vs Hamilton Academical 0 - 5 23 Dec 2023 Hamilton Academical vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 1 12 Aug 2023 Kelty Hearts vs Hamilton Academical 0 - 2