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Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 14:00
League Two
Scotland
Scotland
Full Time

Match Timeline

16'
L. McIntosh
Penalty
19'
J. Hislop⚽
Normal Goal
20'
L. Moore⚽
Normal Goal → R. Cole
40'
R. Shanley🟨
Yellow Card
45'
L. Moore🔄
Substitution 1 → F. Moffett
52'
K. Kirkpatrick🟨
Yellow Card
66'
R. Cole🔄
Substitution 2 → I. Murray
68'
K. Kirkpatrick🔄
Substitution 1 → S. Tomlinson
68'
D. Craig🔄
Substitution 2 → R. Cleary
72'
A. Ferguson🟨
Yellow Card
73'
A. Ferguson⚽
Normal Goal → R. Shanley
74'
F. Moffett🟨
Yellow Card
85'
D. Lang🔄
Substitution 3 → J. Todd
85'
A. Spalding🔄
Substitution 4 → J. Sowa
86'
A. Ferguson🔄
Substitution 3 → N. Lawson
86'
J. Hislop🔄
Substitution 4 → G. Walker

Head-to-Head

📈 Team Form & Statistics

Kelty Hearts
Kelty Hearts
Form: L-W-W-L-L
Dumbarton
Dumbarton
Form: L-L-W-L-W
Record
3 W
2 D
5 L
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2 W
0 D
8 L
Goals Per Game
1.2
Scored
vs
1.1
Scored
2.1
Conceded
vs
2.8
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
10%
Clean Sheets
20%
BTTS
50%
BTTS
40%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:1.7
Away:0.5
Conceded
Home:2.0
Away:2.3
Scored
Home:0.8
Away:1.4
Conceded
Home:2.0
Away:3.6

ELO comparison

Pre-match ratings

Rating period
Match snapshot
Kelty Hearts versus Dumbarton: long term ELO, before the match
Kelty HeartsHomeRatingDumbartonAway
Strength
1,600.1Overall1,443.3
1,624Match venue1,421
1,624At home1,552
1,538.7Away1,421
Attack & defence
1,523.8Attack1,413.8
1,587.1Defence1,495.3
1,564.2Home attack1,483.9
1,492Away attack1,408
1,568.8Home defence1,572.3
1,570.7Away defence1,459.4
Match profile
1,525Goal environment1,538.3
1,516.7Home goals1,481.7
1,508.3Away goals1,556.7
1,500Possession1,500
Specialist ratings
1,500Set-piece attack1,500
1,500Set-piece defence1,500
1,588.7Close games1,508.9
1,600.1Winning margin1,416.4

Match venue compares Kelty Hearts at home with Dumbarton away. All ratings are within this league.

Higher goal environment ratings mean higher-scoring games, not necessarily a stronger team. A starting league rating is 1500.

📝 Match Preview

Kelty Hearts vs Dumbarton Prediction | League Two Over 2.5 Goals Tip
Recommendation:OVER_2_5
Odds:1.62
Expected Value:+18.3%
Confidence:7

Both Kelty Hearts and Dumbarton enter this League Two clash with three points from three games, but their underlying profiles diverge sharply. Kelty Hearts host at home where they have won 50% of their last six fixtures, averaging 1.67 goals scored while conceding 2.00. Dumbarton, meanwhile, have struggled severely on the road, losing all five of their recent away matches and leaking an alarming 3.60 goals per game. Kelty’s attack is clearly finding its rhythm. Their three-game moving average for goals scored sits at 2.67, up from earlier in the campaign, and they have already netted 12 goals across their last 10 outings. Dumbarton’s away form tells a different story. Despite scoring 1.40 goals per game on the road, their defensive record is fragile, and their points trend is stable only because they occasionally scrape results against weaker opposition. The mathematical trend analysis shows Kelty’s goals scored slope is positive (0.2667), while Dumbarton’s away goal concession rate remains the highest in the dataset at 3.60 per match. The Poisson inputs project a combined goal expectancy of 4.33 (2.63 for Kelty, 1.70 for Dumbarton), which heavily skews the match toward a high-scoring affair. When we look at Dumbarton’s last five away fixtures, four of them have produced at least three goals, including heavy defeats like a 5-3 cup loss and a 3-0 thrashing by Edinburgh City. Kelty’s home matches have also been open, featuring scorelines like 4-3 and 3-2. The market prices Over 2.5 Goals at 1.62, implying a 61.7% probability. Given the structural defensive weaknesses of the visitors and Kelty’s improving home attack, the actual probability of seeing three or more goals comfortably exceeds the market’s fair estimate of 58.14%, offering a clear mathematical edge. Head-to-head history is mixed, but recent encounters have trended toward end-to-end action. With Dumbarton averaging 5.00 total goals per away game and Kelty pushing the tempo at home, the board is set for an open contest. I am backing the goals market over a straight result, as the defensive metrics on both sides—particularly Dumbarton’s away record—make a low-scoring game highly unlikely. Key Points: - Kelty Hearts average 1.67 goals scored at home with an improving attack trend. - Dumbarton concede 3.60 goals per game away from home and have lost all five recent road fixtures. - Combined goal expectancy sits at 4.33, with Poisson modeling heavily favoring a high-scoring match. - Dumbarton’s last five away matches have averaged 5.00 total goals per game. - Over 2.5 Goals at 1.62 offers strong value against the 58.14% fair probability. Summary: The data points to a high-scoring League Two encounter where Dumbarton’s fragile away defense will be tested by Kelty’s improving home attack. Recommended Bet: Over 2.5 Goals

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