Scottish League Cup | Second Round

Aug 20, 2023 at 2pm UK

Tynecastle Park

Hearts
4 - 0
Partick

Graham (11' og.), Offiah (45'), Shankland (48'), Tagawa (74')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Lawless (37'), Williamson (67')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish League Cup clash between Hearts and Partick Thistle, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Hearts

All competitions

Last Game: Hearts 3-1 Rosenborg
Thursday, August 17 at 7.45pm in Europa Conference League

Goals
for

Partick Thistle

All competitions

Scottish League Cup

Last Game: Airdrieonians 2-1 Partick
Saturday, August 12 at 3pm in Scottish Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Hearts 2-0 Partick Thistle

Hearts have had a very strong start to the season both domestically and on the continent and should continue that here. Championship Partick have been disappointing so far and may struggle to contain a Hearts side high on confidence. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 38.12%. A win for Partick Thistle had a probability of 37.8% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.24%) and 2-0 (5.53%). The likeliest Partick Thistle win was 1-2 (8.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
Hearts	Draw	Partick Thistle
38.12% ( -0.14)	24.07% ( 0.02)	37.8% ( 0.12)

Both teams to score 61.21% (

-0.06)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.79% (

-0.09)

41.21% (

0.08)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.4% (

-0.09)

63.6% (

0.09)

Hearts Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.32% (

-0.11)

21.68% (

0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.17% (

-0.16)

54.83% (

0.16)

Partick Thistle Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.16% (

0.02)

21.84% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.93% (

0.03)

55.07% (

-0.03)

Score Analysis

Hearts 38.12%

Partick Thistle 37.8%

Draw 24.07%

Hearts	Draw	Partick Thistle
2-1 @ 8.42% ( -0.02) 1-0 @ 7.24% ( 0) 2-0 @ 5.53% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 4.29% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 3.26% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 2.82% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.64% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 1.25% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.08% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.6% Total : 38.12%	1-1 @ 11.01% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 6.4% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 4.74% ( 0.02) 3-3 @ 1.66% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.26% Total : 24.07%	1-2 @ 8.38% ( 0.02) 0-1 @ 7.21% ( 0.03) 0-2 @ 5.48% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 4.25% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 3.25% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.78% ( 0.02) 1-4 @ 1.62% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.24% 0-4 @ 1.06% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.56% Total : 37.8%