Kelty Hearts (home)
- Tam O’Ware’s men have failed to win any of their 15 home games in League One 2025/2026, drawing six and losing nine.
- Kelty Hearts are much more inconsistent and are still searching for their identity after Tam O’Ware took charge in May 2025.
- Kelty Hearts have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five, with their previous result being an impressive 2-1 win at Hamilton Academical.
Queen of the South (away)
- The Doonhamers are fourth in the League One 2025/2026 standings with 45 points from 31 games, while Kelty Hearts sit 10th with 22 points from the same number of fixtures.
- Peter Murphy has brought a new structure and a real sense of discipline to the Doonhamers since taking charge in May 2024.
- The Dumfries outfit have a stable 4-4-2 system and an effective set-up in the wide areas, but their away defense has been breached 22 times in 15 games.
- The Doonhamers have won one, drawn three and lost one of their last five games and have shown some of their better qualities in recent outings.
Head-to-Head
Queen of the South have won two and drawn one of their last three meetings with Kelty Hearts.
Key Players
Queen of the South have played much better structured soccer than the hosts this season and should be able to contain Ricco Diack, who has six goals in 14 League One appearances for Kelty Hearts , and Kai Kennedy, who has eight goals in 31 League One games and three assists in recent matches for the Doonhamers .
Betting Insights
- A back-and-forth affair looks possible here and the best bet could be Both Teams to Score at 1.68.
- Backing Total Score Over 2.5 at 1.78 looks a better option for those expecting goals.
Prediction
Queen of the South are 1.81 to take all three points and they should be favored to do so here.
