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Edinburgh City vs Kelty Hearts prediction and preview
24 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Edinburgh City host Kelty Hearts in the FA Cup (Scotland) on 24 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — Kelty Hearts to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Going into the match, Edinburgh City had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 15 and conceding 18. Kelty Hearts had won 5, drawn 0 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 18 scored and 19 conceded.
Both teams scored in 5 of Edinburgh City's last 10 and 8 of Kelty Hearts's last 10; 5 and 9 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Edinburgh City averaged 1.67 goals scored and 1.80 conceded across 15 matches; away from home Kelty Hearts averaged 0.93 scored and 1.86 conceded across 14.
Our team-strength model expects about 2.00 goals from Edinburgh City and 1.16 from Kelty Hearts. From that it rates a home win at 56%, a draw at 24% and an away win at 21%. For the published pick itself the model gives 44%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Edinburgh City (green) and Kelty Hearts (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh City | DLLDL | 1.50 | 1.80 | 50% | 50% |
| Kelty Hearts | WLLWW | 1.80 | 1.90 | 80% | 90% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
Recent meetings
- 19 Sep 2026 · Kelty Hearts 1–3 Edinburgh City
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