Hamilton Academical vs Raith Rovers — League Cup 2026
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 8+ matches
Hamilton Academical46%
Raith Rovers30%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Hamilton Academical creates 26% more chances
Season form · 8 home / 14 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over58
- Under42
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes60
- No40
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Hamilton Academical ↓
Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Hamilton Academical at home — creates 1.50, concedes 1.38 · 8 matches
Raith Rovers away — creates 1.29, concedes 1.86 · 14 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Hamilton Academical attack 1.50 + Raith Rovers defence 1.86 → ÷2 → 1.68
Raith Rovers attack 1.29 + Hamilton Academical defence 1.38 → ÷2 → 1.33
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 46%?"
Hamilton Academical at 46% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 46% does not mean "Hamilton Academical will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Events
Head to Head
5 previous meetings
ST Mirren
Dundee Utd
Aberdeen
Montrose
Ayr Utd
PartickRaith Rovers
Livingston
Dundee
Ross County
East Fife
Stenhousemuir
Inverness CT
Kilmarnock
Dunfermline
ST Johnstone
East Kilbride
Queen's Park
Clyde
Edinburgh City
Falkirk
Queen of the SouthHamilton Academical
Kelty Hearts
Airdrie United
Peterhead
Stirling Albion
Arbroath
Linlithgow Rose
Cove Rangers
Alloa Athletic
Stranraer
Elgin City
Morton
Spartans
Brora Rangers
Dumbarton
Brechin
Annan Athletic
Forfar AthleticIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Hamilton Academical host Raith Rovers on Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 14:00. The match is part of the League Cup 2026/2027 season.
Match Recap: Hamilton Academical vs Raith Rovers
Hamilton Academical and Raith Rovers drew 1-1 in League Cup on July 18, 2026.
Goals: L. Vaughan (26' pen, 120+1' pen), C. Blues (32'), S. Hendrie (120+1' pen), P. McMullan (120+2' pen), D. Thomas (120+2' pen), J. Robertson (120+3' pen), A. Crawford (120+3' pen), R. Millen (120+4' pen), K. MacDonald (120+4' pen), S. Bannigan (120+5' pen).
The match was played at ZLX Stadium in Hamilton.