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Queen of the South vs Hamilton AcademicalLeague #183 2026

R. Lyon 46'
S. Bradley 61'
C. Smith 53', 28'
Trialist 39'
8/9/2025League #183League #183 · Round 2Palmerston Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Queen of the South36%
×Draw22%
Hamilton Academical41%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

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.

Queen of the South
1.67
Hamilton Academical
1.80

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 27 home / 11 away

creates per match

Queen of the South
1.78
Hamilton Academical
2.45

allows per match

Queen of the South
1.15
Hamilton Academical
1.55

finishing

Queen of the South+0.00on par
Hamilton Academical+0.00on par

Total goals

67%Over
  • Over67
  • Under33

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

68%Yes
  • Yes68
  • No32

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Queen of the South

Hamilton Academical
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
016%
025%
033%
041%
1
105%
119%
128%
135%
142%
2
204%
218%
227%
234%
242%
3
302%
314%
324%
332%
341%
4
401%
412%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
86%14%2.5
67%33%3.5
45%55%4.5
27%73%

Double chance

Queen of the South or draw
59%
Queen of the South or Hamilton Academical
78%
Draw or Hamilton Academical
64%

Winning margin

Queen of the South wins by 2+
18%
Hamilton Academical wins by 2+
22%

Team goals

Queen of the South 1+ goals
81%
Queen of the South 2+ goals
50%
Queen of the South 3+ goals
23%
Hamilton Academical 1+ goals
83%
Hamilton Academical 2+ goals
54%
Hamilton Academical 3+ goals
27%

Draw no bet

Queen of the South (draw refunded)
47%
Hamilton Academical (draw refunded)
53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
58%
Both score & under 3
9%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Queen of the South at homecreates 1.78, concedes 1.15 · 27 matches

Hamilton Academical awaycreates 2.45, concedes 1.55 · 11 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Queen of the South attack 1.78 + Hamilton Academical defence 1.55 → ÷2 → 1.67

Hamilton Academical attack 2.45 + Queen of the South defence 1.15 → ÷2 → 1.80

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 41%?"

Queen of the South scores more
36%
level
22%
Hamilton Academical scores more
41%

Hamilton Academical at 41% 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 41% 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.

Queen
Hamilton
64'J. StottB. Johnstone
64'F. O'DonoghueC. Penman
84'E. RossK. Guthrie

Queen of the South substitutes

John Rankin
Manager: John Rankin
71'T. GallacherS. Hendrie
78'B. MaguireO. Shaw
78'S. McKinstryS. Robinson
84'L. MorganC. Smith
84'M. StoneS. Bradley

Hamilton Academical substitutes

Match Recap: Queen of the South vs Hamilton Academical

Hamilton Academical beat Queen of the South 4-1 in League #183 on August 9, 2025.

Goals: C. Smith (28', 53'), Trialist (39'), R. Lyon (46'), S. Bradley (61').

The match was played at Palmerston Park in Dumfries.