Forfar Athletic
- Forfar Athletic have won once and lost four times in their last five matches (all-competitions).
- Forfar's 0-4 home defeat against Partick Thistle and an 8-0 thrashing away to Livingston have been interspersed with a 3-1 home win over Brechin City, so the mood is volatile.
Kelty Hearts
- Kelty Hearts have won three and lost two of their last five in all competitions.
- Kelty Hearts have scored 1.80 goals per-game away from home across all competitions.
- Kelty's Group A games have seen a 0-2 defeat at home to Queen's Park followed by a 3-2 away win against Brora Rangers and a 3-0 defeat away to Aberdeen, so they've also been in the mix.
Key Players
Martin Rennie is the main threat to the Forfar goal with two of his side's three goals in their last five coming via him, so he will be carrying the attacking load here, while Ryan Shanley has chipped in with two in the same spell for Kelty, who have hit six during the same time period.
Betting Insights
- Kelty are 1.96 favorites for this game with Forfar 3.19 and the draw 3.62.
- The Kelty are 5-1-4 in their last 10 games across all competitions compared to Forfar's 3-1-6.
- Tam O'Ware has set up Kelty to play a progressive 4-3-3 system which presses higher, gets the ball forward faster and looks to pin teams deep in their half.
- James Weir, on the other hand, has Forfar set up in a pragmatic low block, with compact lines, quick counters and a willingness to take their chances in behind when their opponents overcommit.
- The goal markets should reflect the potential for goals in this game, so I'm going for Over 2.5 goals at 1.67 and Both Teams To Score at 1.58.
Prediction
I think this could be a Kelty edge rather than a walkover, so I'm siding with a Kelty Hearts & Both Teams To Score bet for the exact score bet.