Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Kelty Hearts (6th, 44 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Edinburgh City (10th, 8 pts). Per game in the league, Kelty Hearts were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.75, Edinburgh City 1.06 and 2.72, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Edinburgh City had been beaten in four straight games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kelty Hearts 5, draws 2, Edinburgh City 0, at 4.57 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 14% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
New Central Park in Kelty, capacity 2,600, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.