Elgin City vs Kelty Hearts

Elgin City

4 - 1

Kelty Hearts

🕒 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Borough Briggs 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Elgin City 4 · Kelty Hearts 7

Team Overview

Elgin City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-0

Goals For / Against

9 / 2

Avg: 3.00 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kelty Hearts (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-4

Goals For / Against

2 / 11

Avg: 0.50 / 2.75

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.33

PPG

0.00

3.00

0.50

0.67

2.75

67%

O2.5

50%

67%

BTTS

50%

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Elgin City rank4th

Kelty Hearts rank7th

Elgin City points11

Kelty Hearts points9

Elgin City: #4 · 11 pts · GD +9

2 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Kelty Hearts: #7 · 9 pts · GD -5

4 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts from safety.

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

Elgin City last 5 home

W W D

Points7/9

Weighted index89

Goals9-2

Record2-1-0

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Kelty Hearts last 5 away

Points0/12

Weighted index0

Goals2-11

Record0-0-4

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.

Elgin City trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Kelty Hearts trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Elgin City score at home100%

Elgin City clean sheet at home33%

Kelty Hearts score away50%

Kelty Hearts clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Elgin City score first100%

Elgin City win after scoring first67%

Kelty Hearts score first0%

Kelty Hearts win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Elgin City 0% · Kelty Hearts 0%

Avg first goal minute: Elgin City 25.0' · Kelty Hearts —

Vs league average

Elgin City score at home3.00 vs 2.17

Elgin City concede at home0.67 vs 1.34

Kelty Hearts score away0.50 vs 1.34

Kelty Hearts concede away2.75 vs 2.17

Elgin City score 38% above league average, while Kelty Hearts score 63% below league average.

Defensive side: Elgin City are 50% below league average at home, and Kelty Hearts are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Elgin City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Kelty Hearts goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' A. Ferguson

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Hester

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Dingwall

34'

34' J. Murray

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Hannah

1st substitution · For: T. Falconer

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Lewis Mackay

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ K. Higginbotham

2nd substitution · For: F. Moffett

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Ferguson

3rd substitution · For: R. Cunningham

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Scullion

1st substitution · For: A. Morgan-Cummings

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ K. Hester

2nd substitution · For: Owen Cairns

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Moore

4th substitution · For: R. Cole

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Shanley

5th substitution · For: N. Lawson

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Cole

Normal Goal

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Lewis Mackay

3rd substitution · For: M. Gallagher

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Grant

4th substitution · For: Kieron Willox

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

R. Dingwall

Normal Goal

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

J. MacIver

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Morgan-Cummings

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. MacIver

5th substitution · Substitution 5

90+1'

90+1' Kyle Girvan

Elgin City vs Kelty Hearts 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Elgin City beat Kelty Hearts 4-1 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in League Two. It was played at Borough Briggs.

First half: A. Ferguson received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 19'. Elgin City took the lead at 29' when K. Hester scored, with the assist credited to R. Dingwall, making the score 1-0. J. Murray received a yellow card for Elgin City at 34'.

Second half: Kelty Hearts made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Hannah replacing T. Falconer. Elgin City extended the lead at 51' when Lewis Mackay scored, making the score 2-0. Kelty Hearts made their 2nd substitution at 58', with K. Higginbotham replacing F. Moffett. Kelty Hearts made their 3rd substitution at 58', with A. Ferguson replacing R. Cunningham. Elgin City made their 1st substitution at 68', with L. Scullion replacing A. Morgan-Cummings. Elgin City made their 2nd substitution at 68', with K. Hester replacing Owen Cairns. Kelty Hearts made their 4th substitution at 69', with L. Moore replacing R. Cole. Kelty Hearts made their 5th substitution at 69', with R. Shanley replacing N. Lawson. Kelty Hearts reduced the deficit at 71' when R. Cole scored, making the score 2-1. Elgin City made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Lewis Mackay replacing M. Gallagher. Elgin City made their 4th substitution at 78', with M. Grant replacing Kieron Willox. Elgin City extended the lead at 81' when R. Dingwall scored, making the score 3-1. Elgin City extended the lead at 85' when J. MacIver scored, with the assist credited to A. Morgan-Cummings, making the score 4-1. Elgin City made their 5th substitution at 85', involving J. MacIver. Kyle Girvan received a yellow card for Elgin City at 90+1'.

Elgin City used 5 substitutions while Kelty Hearts used 5 substitutions. Elgin City got 2 yellow cards, while Kelty Hearts got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Elgin City vs Kelty Hearts Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

15 Aug 2026 Elgin City vs Kelty Hearts 4 - 1

2021-2022 Season

19 Mar 2022 Elgin City vs Kelty Hearts 0 - 0 05 Feb 2022 Kelty Hearts vs Elgin City 4 - 0 25 Jan 2022 Elgin City vs Kelty Hearts 2 - 0 11 Sep 2021 Kelty Hearts vs Elgin City 1 - 1