Following their 2-1 Challenge Cup victory over Queen Of The South, Hamilton Academical will be hoping for a repeat. Dario Zanatta (21′) was the only Hamilton Academical player listed on the scoresheet. Hamilton Academical prevailed in extra time and won the match. Hearts will enter this match having defeated Dundee United 3-1 in their previous match to win the Premiership.
In that game, Hearts had 65 percent possession and 20 attempts at goal, seven of which were successful. Lawrence Shankland (71′), Alex Cochrane (77′), and Stephen Humphrys (98′) scored goals for Hearts. Dundee United had 10 shots on goal, two of which were successful, at the other end. Dundee United’s Steven Fletcher scored from nine feet.
Prediction
Our assessment is that Hamilton Academical will be able to score against this Hearts team, even if just one goal might not stop them from letting in a few more at the other end. As a result, we anticipate that Hearts will have a slight advantage of 1-2 at the final whistle. Let’s see how things turn out.
Head to head
With Hamilton Academical winning two of their head-to-head matches dating back to August 4, 2018, and Hearts drawing two in normal time, there is nothing that separates the two teams.
During those games, they combined to score 19 goals, with 8 coming from The Accies and 11 coming from The Jam Tarts. The number of goals scored on average is 3.17 per game.
The two teams last played in the league on Premiership match day 27, which took place on February 15, 2020. The final score was Hearts 2-2 Hamilton Academical. Kevin Clancy was the referee for the match.
Team news
Due to Connor Smith’s inability to play against Hamilton’s parent club, which he left on January 28 to join the home team on loan, Hamilton will be forced to make at least one substitution.
Dario Zanatta is an option to replace Chris McGinn at left wingback, and Lewis Smith appears to be most likely to do so in the final third. In the meantime, Hearts won’t be able to compete without key player Lawrence Shankland, who was kicked out of the game against Hibernian in the previous round.
Against Dundee, another player in the final third, Josh Ginnelly, was also sent off, requiring Neilson to make two adjustments to the attack. Opportunities in the side appear to favor Stephen Humphrys and Garang Kuol.
Lineup
Hamilton Academical:
- Fulton;
- Shiels, O’Reilly, McGowan;
- Owens, Martin, De Bolle, McGinn;
- L. Smith, Stephenson;
- Tiehi
Hearts:
- Clark, Hill, Sibbick, Rowles;
- Forrest, Halliday, Snodgrass, Kingsley;
- Kuol, McKay, Humphrys
Betting tips
Concerning the current odds on the 90-minute race, In the result market, Hamilton Academical can win for 10, while backing the draw is 5.55 and betting on Hearts to win comes in at 1.3. They are the market prices that can be secured right now at the most competitive rates. For this match, our knowledgeable partners are tipping over 1.5 goals.
Where to watch
From 5 p.m., you can watch the game live on Viaplay Sports 1, which used to be Premier Sports.