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Hill Of Beath Hawthorn vs Musselburgh Athletic 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
Hill Of Beath Hawthorn host Musselburgh Athletic in the FA Cup (Scotland) on 24 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Hill Of Beath Hawthorn 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, Hill Of Beath Hawthorn had won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches, scoring 16 and conceding 9. Musselburgh Athletic had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 12 scored and 13 conceded.
Both teams scored in 3 of Hill Of Beath Hawthorn's last 10 and 6 of Musselburgh Athletic's last 10; 3 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Hill Of Beath Hawthorn averaged 1.33 goals scored and 0.50 conceded across 6 matches; away from home Musselburgh Athletic averaged 2.33 scored and 1.83 conceded across 6.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.53 goals from Hill Of Beath Hawthorn and 0.81 from Musselburgh Athletic. From that it rates a home win at 53%, a draw at 28% and an away win at 19%. For the published pick itself the model gives 81%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Hill Of Beath Hawthorn (green) and Musselburgh Athletic (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Of Beath Hawthorn | WDWWW | 1.60 | 0.90 | 30% | 30% |
| Musselburgh Athletic | WDDLW | 1.20 | 1.30 | 60% | 50% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
Recent meetings
- 15 Sep 2026 · Hill Of Beath Hawthorn 1–0 Musselburgh Athletic
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