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Gala Fairydean Rovers vs Hamilton Academical prediction and preview
13 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Gala Fairydean Rovers host Hamilton Academical in the Challenge Cup (Scotland) on 13 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Hamilton Academical Win — Hamilton Academical to win. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Final score: Gala Fairydean Rovers 0–2 Hamilton Academical.
Going into the match, Gala Fairydean Rovers had won 0, drawn 2 and lost 8 of their last 10 matches, scoring 10 and conceding 25. Hamilton Academical had won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10, with 19 scored and 3 conceded.
Both teams scored in 6 of Gala Fairydean Rovers's last 10 and 2 of Hamilton Academical's last 10; 7 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Gala Fairydean Rovers averaged 1.54 goals scored and 2.15 conceded across 13 matches; away from home Hamilton Academical averaged 2.07 scored and 0.64 conceded across 14.
Our team-strength model expects about 0.63 goals from Gala Fairydean Rovers and 2.86 from Hamilton Academical. From that it rates a home win at 5%, a draw at 13% and an away win at 82%. For the published pick itself the model gives 82%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Gala Fairydean Rovers (green) and Hamilton Academical (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gala Fairydean Rovers | LDDLL | 1.00 | 2.50 | 60% | 70% |
| Hamilton Academical | WWWWW | 1.90 | 0.30 | 20% | 50% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.