The Championship clash at The Falkirk Stadium on Friday will see hosts Falkirk play opponents Hamilton Academical.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Falkirk v Hamilton Academical can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Falkirk
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Falkirk will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 2-1 Championship losing effort in their last game against Partick Thistle.
The only player to score from Falkirk was Scott Arfield (39'). Brian Graham (6') and Terry Ablade (97') scored for Partick Thistle.
Over their preceding 6 fixtures, John McGlynn's Falkirk have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a combined total of 10 times giving them an average number of goals scored per match of 1.67.
Going into this encounter, Falkirk haven't lost in the league to Hamilton Academical in their previous 7 games.
Hamilton Academical
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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Livingston in Championship competition, Hamilton Academical and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
Robbie Muirhead (27', 36') and Tete Yengi (52') scored for Livingston.
The strike force from Hamilton Academical have failed to get amongst the goals in their past six games, netting the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those matches, The Accies have also seen the overall goal tally of opposing teams equal 8.
Their previous form shows that Hamilton Academical:
- have not beaten Falkirk when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
- are undefeated in their last 3 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Checking on their past head to head results stretching back to 16/12/2023 tells us that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Hamilton Academical. They have not managed to get themselves any victories at all whereas Falkirk have dominated them, beating them in 83 per cent of those match-ups.
A combined total of 20 goals were produced between them in these games, with 14 of them from The Bairns and 6 being from The Accies. That’s an average goals per game of 3.33.
The last league clash featuring the two was Championship match day 27 on 01/03/2025 when it finished Hamilton Academical 2-2 Falkirk.
The match was refereed by Grant Irvine.
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Prediction
In this game, Hamilton Academical may well find it hard to be getting goals against a Falkirk team who have all the attributes to set up a big win.
We’re going for a comprehensive 3-0 margin for Falkirk at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, victory for Falkirk is best priced at 1.3, going for the game finishing all-square is 5 & selecting a victory for Hamilton Academical will get you 8. They’re the top market prices on offer at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
11:01 28/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Falkirk
Formed: 1876
Stadium: The Falkirk Stadium (7,937)
Captain: Coll Donaldson
Chairman: Jamie Swinney
Manager: John McGlynn
Competitions: Championship position 1
🔑 Star Player: Scott Arfield
Mostly deployed in the Centre Midfield position, Scott Arfield was born in Livingston, Scotland. Having made his senior debut playing for Falkirk in the 2007 - 2008 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has managed to score 9 league goals in this Championship 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 12 appearances.