Kelty Hearts vs Greenock Morton in League Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Scotland League Cup
Competition: Sat 15.Jul
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Central Park (11480 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kelty Hearts or Greenock Morton that keep their silverware dream alive.

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Kelty Hearts form and stats

Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.

Kelty Hearts have played 18 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-7 (wins-draws-losses).

Kelty Hearts lost their last game at Queen of the South after a 1-4 scoreline.

A League One defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Queen of the South.

Kelty Hearts are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Edinburgh City awaits in four days.

Hearts has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches.

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Greenock Morton form and stats

Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 4 wins, 10 draws and 4 defeats.

Two away matches in a row for Greenock Morton, whose coach Imrie could celebrate last time after the win against Cove Rangers. A heroic performance from Greenock Morton in their game against Cove Rangers last time out. Things got complicated when Blues was sent off in the 49th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 2-1 victory!

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Queen's Park.

A new game in only three days for Greenock, the League Cup home match versus Stranraer. Busy days.

Greenock Morton find the net regularly in their away games. 24 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Greenock rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Kelty Hearts missing players

Greenock Morton missing players

Kelty Hearts Greenock Morton
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   14 25
5 2   Won W   2 9
12 5   Drew D   8 9
8 5   Lost L   4 7
32 14   Scored S   17 33
36 15   Conceded C   23 34
80% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
76% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 76%
60% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 52%
24% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   36% 28%
16% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 12%
72% 75%   BTTS BTTS   71% 64%
24% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   7% 24%
24% 17%   Failed to Score F T   21% 16%
 
4.9 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5.7
5.8 6.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.2
2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2.2
1 0   Red cards R C   3 3
 
6.9 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 8.7
3 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.9 3.8
42% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 35%
 
10.1 10.4   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.5
4.2 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5 4.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dunfermline Athletic 36 23 12 1 63 21 18 10 8 0 30 10 18 13 4 1 33 11 42 81
2 Falkirk 36 19 10 7 70 39 18 10 5 3 38 17 18 9 5 4 32 22 31 67
3 Airdrieonians 36 17 9 10 82 51 18 10 3 5 50 27 18 7 6 5 32 24 31 60
4 Alloa Athletic 36 17 6 13 56 47 18 10 2 6 31 23 18 7 4 7 25 24 9 57
5 Queen of the South 36 16 6 14 59 59 18 9 2 7 30 25 18 7 4 7 29 34 0 54
6 Edinburgh City 36 15 6 15 60 55 18 7 3 8 28 30 18 8 3 7 32 25 5 51
7 Montrose 36 13 9 14 50 55 18 8 5 5 31 26 18 5 4 9 19 29 -5 48
8 Kelty Hearts 36 10 10 16 39 54 18 7 4 7 21 18 18 3 6 9 18 36 -15 40
9 Clyde 36 5 9 22 35 68 18 4 6 8 23 32 18 1 3 14 12 36 -33 24
10 Peterhead 36 3 7 26 19 84 18 3 4 11 10 33 18 0 3 15 9 51 -65 16
  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 36 17 12 7 66 40 18 10 4 4 42 22 18 7 8 3 24 18 26 63
2 Ayr United 36 16 10 10 61 43 18 7 7 4 28 17 18 9 3 6 33 26 18 58
3 Queen's Park 36 17 7 12 63 52 18 10 4 4 32 22 18 7 3 8 31 30 11 58
4 Partick Thistle 36 16 9 11 65 45 18 10 4 4 39 20 18 6 5 7 26 25 20 57
5 Greenock Morton 36 15 12 9 53 43 18 11 2 5 29 16 18 4 10 4 24 27 10 57
6 Inverness CT 36 15 10 11 52 47 18 6 7 5 25 18 18 9 3 6 27 29 5 55
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 10 15 46 49 18 7 7 4 34 24 18 4 3 11 12 25 -3 43
8 Arbroath 36 6 16 14 29 47 18 2 8 8 11 22 18 4 8 6 18 25 -18 34
9 Hamilton Academical 36 7 10 19 31 63 18 3 6 9 18 30 18 4 4 10 13 33 -32 31
10 Cove Rangers 36 7 10 19 38 75 18 5 4 9 21 34 18 2 6 10 17 41 -37 31