League Cup: Buckle up for the Dundee - Hamilton Academical clash

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Competition: Scotland League Cup
Competition: Sat 09.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park (11506 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Dundee & Hamilton Academical face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

This football stadium has grass, which is not Hamilton Academical's usual surface at their own football field. When appearing on grass Hamilton Academical have performed like this: Played 29 matches taking 8 wins, 8 draws and 13 defeats with the goal stats 35-53 (scored/conceded).

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Dundee form and stats

Dundee was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the League Cup.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park as Dundee have scored 25 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the League Cup are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Dundee in their previous match, an away game at Livingston that ended in defeat 1-2. Mulligan (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Mulligan scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Heartbreak before that as Dundee lost 1-2 at Livingston's place.

The Dundee fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. Dundee's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hamilton Academical form and stats

Academical's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.

Playing away, Hamilton Academical have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 6 defeats in the Championship this season.

Moyo was the last player to score for the away team. Hamilton Academical haven't scored a league goal in the last 264 minutes.

Hamilton Academical lost away at Inverness CT (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Academical lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Raith Rovers.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Stranraer in just three days.

Hamilton Academical find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Academical have conceded 25 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for Dundee, one draw and five wins for Hamilton Academical. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Dundee missing players

Hamilton Academical missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dundee Hamilton Academical
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
5 1   Won W   4 9
8 4   Drew D   4 8
12 6   Lost L   3 8
26 8   Scored S   14 35
34 17   Conceded C   12 30
88% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 96%
72% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 72%
52% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   45% 48%
24% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 36%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
48% 45%   BTTS BTTS   36% 44%
24% 18%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 36%
40% 55%   Failed to Score F T   36% 24%
 
4.8 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 5.9
6.4 6.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.4
1.8 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.5 8.3   Shots (avg) S (   9 8.6
3.2 2.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 3.5
32% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 38%
 
14.3 15.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.2 8.6
4.3 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hamilton Academical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Queen's Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  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
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kilmarnock 36 20 7 9 50 27 18 12 1 5 28 14 18 8 6 4 22 13 23 67
2 Arbroath 36 17 14 5 54 28 18 9 8 1 32 14 18 8 6 4 22 14 26 65
3 Inverness CT 36 16 11 9 53 34 18 10 3 5 30 17 18 6 8 4 23 17 19 59
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 18 9 4 5 17 13 18 5 6 7 29 27 6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 18 5 8 5 23 26 18 7 6 5 21 18 0 50
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 18 5 5 8 16 28 18 5 7 6 22 25 -15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 18 3 9 6 23 27 18 6 4 8 13 20 -11 40
8 Ayr United 36 9 12 15 39 52 18 5 7 6 21 25 18 4 5 9 18 27 -13 39
9 Dunfermline Athletic 36 7 14 15 36 53 18 5 8 5 22 24 18 2 6 10 14 29 -17 35
10 Queen of the South 36 8 9 19 36 54 18 4 5 9 13 19 18 4 4 10 23 35 -18 33

Hamilton Academical:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Forfar Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hamilton Academical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Queen's Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Stranraer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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