Saturday’s League Cup action features Hearts battling it out with Dunfermline Athletic.
View all of the Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest match odds.
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Hearts
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Hearts will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-1 Premiership victory over Kilmarnock.
In that match, Hearts managed 53% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for Hearts was Stephen Kingsley (89'). On the other side, Kilmarnock got 17 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.
Derek McInnes's Hearts have scored 10 times in their prior six outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures amounts to 5.
Dunfermline Athletic
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After being beaten in their last game against Greenock Morton in Championship action, Dunfermline Athletic and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
Owen Moffat (3') and Grant Gillespie (7') scored for Greenock Morton.
A sequence of dependable performances by the Dunfermline Athletic defenders has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 outings combined. Over that same period of time, their own forwards have managed to score 2. Regardless, we’ll just have to find out if such a trend will continue on in this upcoming game.
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Head to head
A look at their past head to head clashes dating back to 07/04/2012 shows that Hearts have won 3 of them & Dunfermline Athletic 1, with the number of drawn games being 2.
12 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for The Jam Tarts and 5 netted by The Pars. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.
The last league match featuring these clubs was Championship match day 23 on 03/04/2021 which ended up with the score at Dunfermline Athletic 0-0 Hearts.
The referee was Colin Steven.
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Team News: Hearts
There’s just the sole fitness concern for the Hearts gaffer Derek McInnes to be concerned with from an otherwise complete set of players. Jamie McCart (Leg injury) will miss out.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Hearts have it within them to score at least once when they come up against Dunfermline Athletic, who could well struggle getting goals.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a comfortable 2-0 winning margin for Hearts by the time that the referee blows the final whistle.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the full-time result market, staking on Hearts can be had for 1.3, betting on a draw is 5.75 & putting your money on a victory for Dunfermline Athletic is 5.75. They are the best of the prices that can be secured at the moment.
Renata Leite,
05:01 10/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Hearts
Formed: 1874
Stadium: Tynecastle Park (19,852)
Captain: Lawrence Shankland
Chairman: Ann Budge
Manager: Derek McInnes
Competitions: League Cup (Group E)