League Cup betting previews: Predictions and stats for the Forfar Athletic - Hamilton Academical game

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Competition: Scotland League Cup
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Station Park (4602 seats)

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

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Forfar and Hamilton Academical.

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Forfar Athletic form and stats

Last season, Forfar Athletic's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.

Forfar Athletic have collected 35 points from their League Two home games so far after 10-5-3.

The followers are hoping that Forfar Athletic will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-4 away defeat in the League Cup fixture against Queen's Park.

Before that, Forfar drew at home versus Annan Athletic.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Forfar Athletic as they have a new game in only three days, a League Cup match thankfully also at home. Stranraer are visiting.

Forfar have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Station Park with 34 goals in 18 league matches. Forfar Athletic are not conceding a lot of goals here at Station Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches.

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Hamilton Academical form and stats

Academical was sent out of League Cup in the group stage last season.

5-7-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hamilton Academical in their Championship matches away.

The attacking players of Hamilton Academical have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 264 minutes.

The fans enjoyed Academical's previous fixture versus Stranraer, a League Cup win (5-2) played at home.

The visiting Hamilton Academical have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 18 games. As opposed to that, Hamilton Academical have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Forfar Athletic missing players

Hamilton Academical missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
7 4   Won W   5 10
8 4   Drew D   3 7
10 4   Lost L   4 8
31 18   Scored S   17 40
36 19   Conceded C   14 31
88% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
72% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 76%
36% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 56%
32% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 40%
24% 42%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
44% 50%   BTTS BTTS   25% 40%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 36%
40% 33%   Failed to Score F T   42% 28%
 
5.8 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 5.9
4.2 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.7
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.8 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   8.5 8.6
3.7 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.7
34% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 38%
 
9.4 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.3 9.2
3.2 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Queen's Park 2 2 0 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 2 6 6
2 Dundee 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Hamilton Academical 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
4 Forfar Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
5 Stranraer 2 0 0 2 4 10 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 -6 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 Kelty Hearts 36 24 9 3 68 28 18 13 5 0 36 12 18 11 4 3 32 16 40 81
2 Forfar Athletic 36 16 12 8 57 36 18 10 5 3 34 17 18 6 7 5 23 19 21 60
3 Annan Athletic 36 18 5 13 64 51 18 7 4 7 33 29 18 11 1 6 31 22 13 59
4 Edinburgh City 36 14 10 12 43 49 18 7 5 6 23 25 18 7 5 6 20 24 -6 52
5 Stenhousemuir 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 5 4 9 22 27 18 8 6 4 25 19 1 49
6 Stranraer 36 13 8 15 50 54 18 6 4 8 18 26 18 7 4 7 32 28 -4 47
7 Stirling Albion 36 11 9 16 41 46 18 6 2 10 22 26 18 5 7 6 19 20 -5 42
8 Albion Rovers 36 10 9 17 37 58 18 5 5 8 17 26 18 5 4 9 20 32 -21 39
9 Elgin City 36 9 10 17 33 51 18 6 6 6 20 21 18 3 4 11 13 30 -18 37
10 Cowdenbeath 36 7 8 21 28 49 18 3 5 10 13 21 18 4 3 11 15 28 -21 29
  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:
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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Queen's Park 2 2 0 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 2 6 6
2 Dundee 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Hamilton Academical 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3
4 Forfar Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
5 Stranraer 2 0 0 2 4 10 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 -6 0

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