Match Report
6 points and 16 places separated them: East Kilbride 6th with 12, Hearts U21 22nd with 6. Recent form told a different story for East Kilbride: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, East Kilbride were scoring 2.17 and conceding 1.83, Hearts U21 1.5 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.88 goals per team per game.
East Kilbride were winless in 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 East Kilbride win, 2 for Hearts U21, 1 draw, at 4.25 goals per meeting. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
K Park Training Academy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
East Kilbride: John Robertson (21'), John Robertson (52'), Connor Young (90') · Hearts U21: Owen Muirhead (78'), Connor Dow (28')
Key stats
Possession: East Kilbride 59% · Hearts U21 41% · Total shots: 20-10 · On target: 10-6 · Corners: 7-2