Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kelty Hearts & Albion Rovers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Cup.
Kelty Hearts form and stats
Last season, Hearts's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Kelty Hearts are steadily winning League Two games and points here at New Central Park. 13 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 18 games.
Kelty Hearts's previous game was also a home event, the loss 0-1 vs Inverness CT (in League Cup).
In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Annan Athletic with a 2-1 scoreline.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hearts as they are travelling to their away game against Cove Rangers in the League Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Kelty Hearts are not conceding a lot of goals here at New Central Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 18 matches.
Albion Rovers form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.Playing away, Albion Rovers have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 9 defeats in the League Two this season.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a League Cup home loss versus Cove Rangers with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
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Albion Rovers have another match away from home in just three days, a League Cup fixture versus Inverness CT. A gruelling programme for them!
Albion have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. Albion Rovers have conceded 32 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the previous four meetings): Hearts won three games, one match ended with a draw and Albion Rovers got zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one Austin loves to play against Albion Rovers and have scored 6 goals in these games.Kelty Hearts missing players
Albion Rovers missing players
| Kelty Hearts | Albion Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 13 | 24 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Conceded | C | 21 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | ||
| 8.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 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 | Inverness CT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Livingston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kelty Hearts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 |
