Match preview: Home fans have high hopes when Kelty Hearts take on Albion Rovers

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Competition: Scotland League Two
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: New Central Park (11480 seats)

Kelty Hearts - Albion Rovers. 1st place meets 8th place. Nothing is certain - get a full game guide here!

Insights:
  • Kelty Hearts have the most scored goals (27) in League Two
  • Albion Rovers have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in League Two

This should be an engaging fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Kelty Hearts form and stats

This stadium, New Central Park, has been a fortress for Kelty Hearts in the League Two so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0. The Hearts fans aren't used to losing league-games here at New Central Park and will expect new points from this game. Kelty Hearts has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.

Hearts are confident in defense, having played 295 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Kelty Hearts travelled for their previous game, a trip to Montrose (after extra-time, 1-3 on penalties) that ended 1-1.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Montrose.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Hearts home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Hearts are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Kelty Hearts have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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Albion Rovers form and stats

There's been little loot from Albion Rovers's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the League Two. Albion Rovers only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.

Albion failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Forfar Athletic (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 2-3.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Ayr United's place.

You'll want to know how Albion managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and two home wins.

Albion Rovers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Albion have conceded 13 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have played previously this season: Albion Rovers - Hearts 0-3.

Top Goalscorers

Kelty HeartsN. Austin
N. Austin
8 goals
HeartsJ. Cardle
J. Cardle
6 goals
Kelty HeartsK. Higginbotham
K. Higginbotham
3 goals

Kelty Hearts missing players

Albion Rovers missing players

Kelty Hearts Albion Rovers
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 8 3 Played P 2 7 15
11 6 2 Won W 0 1 5
3 2 1 Drew D 1 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 1 5 8
27 11 5 Scored S 2 8 19
9 3 1 Conceded C 4 13 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
43% 12% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 60%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 33%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
50% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 47%
50% 62% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 27%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 27%
 
6 5.9 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.7 4.3
2.4 2.6 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.7 4.4
1.1 1.5 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.1 11.6 12 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 8.1 9.9
6 5.2 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.9 4.1
32% 26% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 30% 31%
 
5.2 4.1 4.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 10.6 10.1
1.9 1.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.4 4.5
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Albion Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Albion Rovers have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in League Two
  • Albion Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Kelty Hearts have not yet lost a game.
  • Kelty Hearts have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kelty Hearts have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Kelty Hearts have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have the fewest conceded goals (9) in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have the most clean sheets (5) at home in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have the most clean sheets (7) in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have the most points (20) at home in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have the most scored goals (27) in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have the the best goal difference (+18) in League Two
  • Kelty Hearts have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Kelty Hearts haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Kelty Hearts is in the best form (5-1-0) in League Two

  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 14 11 3 0 27 9 8 6 2 0 11 3 6 5 1 0 16 6 18 36
2 Forfar Athletic 15 8 5 2 26 14 7 5 2 0 15 5 8 3 3 2 11 9 12 29
3 Annan Athletic 15 7 2 6 20 18 7 2 2 3 9 11 8 5 0 3 11 7 2 23
4 Stirling Albion 15 6 3 6 21 18 7 3 1 3 11 10 8 3 2 3 10 8 3 21
5 Edinburgh City 15 6 3 6 18 20 8 3 2 3 11 12 7 3 1 3 7 8 -2 21
6 Stranraer 15 5 4 6 18 21 7 3 0 4 6 10 8 2 4 2 12 11 -3 19
7 Stenhousemuir 15 5 3 7 19 23 8 2 2 4 10 14 7 3 1 3 9 9 -4 18
8 Albion Rovers 15 5 2 8 19 23 8 4 1 3 11 10 7 1 1 5 8 13 -4 17
9 Elgin City 14 3 4 7 12 19 7 2 3 2 7 7 7 1 1 5 5 12 -7 13
10 Cowdenbeath 15 2 3 10 10 25 7 2 1 4 7 10 8 0 2 6 3 15 -15 9

Read more about League Two

The Scottish League Two is the fourth level of football in Scotland. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.