Aberdeen vs Kelty Hearts Prediction

League Cup League Cup · Group Stage
FT
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Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
AI call Aberdeen to win
82%
13%
6%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Aberdeen vs Kelty Hearts prediction: Sportiko gives Aberdeen a 82% chance of winning, Kelty Hearts 6% and the draw 13%. Last updated 25 Jul 2026, 15:50.

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Timeline

Kevin Nisbet Penalty
2' ⚽ 1–0
Kjartan Mar Kjartansson assist: Kevin Nisbet
27' ⚽ 2–0
Lewis Smith ⇄ Tony Yogane
45' ⇄
HT 2–0
Toyosi Olusanya
50' ⚽ 3–0
▮ 55'
Yellow Card
Kevin Nisbet
59' ⇄
Kjartan Mar Kjartansson
59' ⇄
⇄ 63'
⇄ 63'
⇄ 63'
⇄ 63'
▮ 68'
Yellow Card
Toyosi Olusanya
74' ⇄
Bradley Lyons
74' ⇄
⇄ 87'
FT 3–0
Aberdeen

Match Stats

Kelty Hearts
82% Ball Possession 18%
16 Total Shots 2
5 Shots on Goal 0
11 Shots off Goal 2
6 Shots insidebox 0
10 Shots outsidebox 2
12 Corner Kicks 0
3 Offsides 0
11 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Goalkeeper Saves 2
13 Free Kicks 11
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At a glance

Our lean
Aberdeen to win
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Aberdeen
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Kelty Hearts
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Match summary

In the upcoming League Cup match, Aberdeen will face Kelty Hearts. Historically, Aberdeen has a stronger squad and better league performance, typically finishing higher in the Scottish Premiership compared to Kelty Hearts, who compete in lower divisions. Aberdeen's attacking prowess, averaging 1.5 goals per game last season, will be crucial against a Kelty defense that has struggled, conceding an average of 1.8 goals per game. The match will be an opportunity for Aberdeen to assert dominance and secure progression in the tournament.
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Independent
Home
82%
45%
Draw
13%
45%
Away
6%
10%

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Players in form

Aberdeen
Lewis Smith 0 gls
Kelty Hearts

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Head to Head: Aberdeen vs Kelty Hearts

No head-to-head history found between these teams.

Aberdeen — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
19 Sep A Hibernian D 1 - 1
15 Sep A Motherwell W 0 - 4
12 Sep A Kilmarnock D 1 - 1
05 Sep H Kilmarnock D 0 - 0
02 Sep A Celtic L 3 - 0

Kelty Hearts — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
22 Sep H Hearts U21 L 3 - 5
19 Sep H Edinburgh City L 1 - 3
12 Sep A Clyde L 4 - 1
08 Sep A Cumbernauld Colts W 0 - 3
05 Sep H Annan Athletic W 2 - 1

League Cup Standings

League standings are not available for this competition.

Aberdeen

Formation: 4-3-3 Coach: David Pagou
27 Müller
24 Guinness-Walker
23 Mayo
22 Milne
16 Lobban
29 Kjartansson
17 Armstrong
8 Lyons
20 Olusanya
15 Nisbet
11 Smith

Starting XI

# Player Pos
27 M. Müller G
16 D. Lobban D
22 J. Milne D
23 L. Mayo D
24 N. Guinness-Walker D
8 B. Lyons M
17 S. Armstrong M
29 K. Kjartansson M
11 L. Smith F
15 K. Nisbet F
20 T. Olusanya F

Substitutes

7 Tony Yogane M
1 D. Mitov G
25 C. Ronan M
9 A. Mouloua F
40 F. Marshall M
26 D. Happe D
2 N. Devlin D
32 A. Aremu M

Kelty Hearts

Formation: 4-4-1-1 Coach: David Pagou
1 Smith
26 Cunningham
4 Corr
35 Brydon
5 Flatman
29 Shanley
23 Moore
6 Ferguson
8 McManus

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 J. Smith G
5 C. Flatman D
35 J. Brydon D
4 D. Corr D
26 R. Cunningham M
8 C. McManus M
6 A. Ferguson M
23 L. Moore M
29 R. Shanley F

Substitutes

25 G. Walker D
10 I. Murray M
9 K. Higginbotham M
11 R. Cole F
14 K. Leslie F

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