The visiting Kelty Hearts side should be favourites in this visit to Dalbeattie Star, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dalbeattie Star form and stats
Dalbeattie Star have collected 7 points from their home games so far after 2-1-2. It's trouble wherever Dalbeattie Star are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now. They really need to get back to winning ways. Game days at Islecroft Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Dalbeattie Star as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.Dalbeattie Star lost their last game at BSC Glasgow (placed 2nd) after a 1-4 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Civil Service Strollers (3-4).
Goals decide football matches and Dalbeattie Star are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Dalbeattie Star with 11 goals conceded in these matches.
Kelty Hearts form and stats
Kelty Hearts have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 18 points collected from 7 games. 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.Two away games in a row for Kelty Hearts, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Spartans in the Football League. A home win before that, celebrating 6-1 vs Whitehill Welfare.
Kelty Hearts create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game on their own, having scored 20 goals in 7 travels. It's not easy to score on Kelty Hearts as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Dalbeattie Star and Kelty Hearts have met before this season: Kelty Hearts - Dalbeattie Star 2-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 0 Dalbeattie Star victories, 2 draws and 1 Kelty Hearts win.Top Goalscorers
Dalbeattie Star missing players
Kelty Hearts missing players
| Dalbeattie Star | Kelty Hearts | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 22 | 9 | Played | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 96% |
| 86% | 89% | Over 1.5 | 92% | 83% |
| 77% | 78% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 70% |
| 50% | 56% | Over 3.5 | 58% | 61% |
| 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 26% |
| 55% | 89% | Both teams to score | 42% | 48% |
| 5% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 48% |
| 41% | 11% | Failed To Score | 17% | 9% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | East Kilbride | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 35 |
| 2 | BSC Glasgow | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 31 |
| 3 | Kelty Hearts | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 30 |
| 4 | Spartans | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 5 | Civil Service Strollers | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Edusport Academy | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Cumbernauld Colts | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Edinburgh University | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | East Stirlingshire | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 17 |
| 11 | Gretna 2008 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -14 | 17 |
| 12 | Vale of Leithen | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Stirling University | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -12 | 13 |
| 14 | Dalbeattie Star | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 20 | -17 | 11 |
| 15 | Whitehill Welfare | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | -31 | 5 |
