Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts

Queen of the South

3 - 1

Kelty Hearts

🕒 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Palmerston Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Queen of the South 4 · Kelty Hearts 10

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Queen of the South (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 22

Avg: 1.72 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

PPG

1.06

1.72

1.22

1.61

56%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

67%

11%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Queen of the South rank4th

Kelty Hearts rank10th

Queen of the South points54

Kelty Hearts points29

Queen of the South: #4 · 54 pts · GD +11

13 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 12 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.

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

Queen of the South last 5 home

D W D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-7

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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.

Queen of the South trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 39% · 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

Queen of the South score at home89%

Queen of the South clean sheet at home28%

Kelty Hearts score away83%

Kelty Hearts clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Queen of the South score first11%

Queen of the South win after scoring first50%

Kelty Hearts score first33%

Kelty Hearts win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Queen of the South 67% · Kelty Hearts 50%

Avg first goal minute: Queen of the South 34.5' · Kelty Hearts 45.0'

Vs league average

Queen of the South score at home1.72 vs 1.42

Queen of the South concede at home1.22 vs 1.23

Kelty Hearts score away1.22 vs 1.23

Kelty Hearts concede away1.61 vs 1.42

Queen of the South score 22% above league average, while Kelty Hearts score level with league average.

Defensive side: Queen of the South are level with league average at home, and Kelty Hearts are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Queen of the South goal timing (home)

1H scored: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

76-90+ 1

31-45 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

19' ⚽

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19' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Johnston

Normal Goal · Assist: L. McCarvel

50'

50' K. Guthrie

52'

52' B. Paterson

60'

60' M. Tidser

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Stott

Normal Goal

60'

60' J. Brydon

61'

61' M. Tidser

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Johnston

1st substitution · For: J. Teasdale

71'

71' A. Arnott

72' ⚽

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72' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Lyon

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Stott

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ I. Murray

2nd substitution · For: J. Graham

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ L. Moore

3rd substitution · For: C. Masson

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Stott

1st substitution · For: Z. MacKenzie

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ B. Luissint

2nd substitution · For: B. Johnstone

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Kennedy

3rd substitution · For: E. Ross

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Guthrie

4th substitution · For: J. Allan

90+4' ⚽

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90+4' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

L. Smith

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Ross

Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Queen of the South beat Kelty Hearts 3-1 on Saturday, 10 January 2026 in League One. It was played at Palmerston Park.

First half: Kelty Hearts took the lead at 19' when C. Johnston scored, with the assist credited to L. McCarvel, making the score 0-1.

Second half: K. Guthrie received a yellow card for Queen of the South at 50'. B. Paterson received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 52'. M. Tidser received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 60'. Queen of the South leveled the score at 60' when J. Stott scored, making the score 1-1. J. Brydon received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 60'. M. Tidser received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 61'. Kelty Hearts made their 1st substitution at 68', with C. Johnston replacing J. Teasdale. A. Arnott received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 71'. Queen of the South took the lead at 72' when R. Lyon scored, with the assist credited to J. Stott, making the score 2-1. Kelty Hearts made their 2nd substitution at 78', with I. Murray replacing J. Graham. Kelty Hearts made their 3rd substitution at 78', with L. Moore replacing C. Masson. Queen of the South made their 1st substitution at 84', with J. Stott replacing Z. MacKenzie. Queen of the South made their 2nd substitution at 89', with B. Luissint replacing B. Johnstone. Queen of the South made their 3rd substitution at 89', with K. Kennedy replacing E. Ross. Queen of the South made their 4th substitution at 89', with K. Guthrie replacing J. Allan. Queen of the South added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when L. Smith scored, with the assist credited to E. Ross, making the score 3-1.

Queen of the South used 4 substitutions while Kelty Hearts used 3 substitutions. Queen of the South got 1 yellow card, while Kelty Hearts got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	4
Draws	3
Away Wins	9
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (62.5%)
BTTS	11 (68.8%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (87.5%)
BTTS	7 (87.5%)

Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Apr 2026 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 1 - 1 10 Jan 2026 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 3 - 1 15 Nov 2025 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 1 - 1 30 Aug 2025 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

19 Apr 2025 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 1 - 3 01 Mar 2025 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 0 - 1 21 Dec 2024 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 2 - 0 05 Oct 2024 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 5

2023-2024 Season

06 Apr 2024 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 2 10 Feb 2024 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 0 - 0 18 Nov 2023 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 3 30 Sep 2023 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 3 - 1

2022-2023 Season

06 May 2023 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 4 - 1 18 Feb 2023 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 3 - 0 17 Dec 2022 Queen of the South vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 2 11 Oct 2022 Kelty Hearts vs Queen of the South 1 - 0