Hamilton Academical have travelled here for an engaging duel versus the hosting Arbroath. Get smart on the game with this full Championship preview!
- Hamilton Academical have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Championship
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Hamilton Academical have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 9-7-18 (win-draw-loss) from 34 matches.
Arbroath form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Arbroath's two home games in the Championship so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Gayfield Park.
Arbroath shared the glory with Aberdeen U21 (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties) in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Aberdeen U21 (after extra-time, 4-1 on penalties) as L. Henderson's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 1-4 and secured a draw after 90 minutes.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Dunfermline Athletic and winning 3-0.Early season league goal statistics from Arbroath's 2 home games: 3 goals, 2 conceded.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
Four points from two away games for Hamilton Academical, meaning one draw and one victory in the Championship so far.
The supporters enjoyed Academical's previous game versus Hearts U21, a Challenge Cup 3-2 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Taylor when A. Ryan scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Queen of the South at their stadium, the result 2-1.6 goals so far away for Hamilton Academical, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. McKenna 5 goals |  K. MacDonald 2 goals | A. Ryan 2 goals |
Arbroath missing players
Hamilton Academical missing players
| Arbroath | Hamilton Academical | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 6.2 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 40% |
- Hamilton Academical have the most scored goals (6) away in Championship
- Hamilton Academical have the most scored goals in the second half (6) in Championship
| Arbroath | Last season | Hamilton Academical | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 11 | 22 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 21 | 34 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | C | 38 | 67 | ||
| 89% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 59% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 84% | 76% | ||
| 37% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 42% | ||
| 26% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 18% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 26% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 47% | ||
| 30% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 18% | ||
| 37% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 42% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 47% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Arbroath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | Raith Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Ayr United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 57 |
| 2 | Dundee | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 45 |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 43 |
| 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Inverness CT | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Queen of the South | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -13 | 32 |
| 7 | Arbroath | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 30 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | Greenock Morton | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 29 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -30 | 22 |
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