Falkirk will do battle with visiting side Hamilton Academical at The Falkirk Stadium in this Championship fixture on Friday.
Our Falkirk v Hamilton Academical predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
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Falkirk
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Falkirk will be hoping for a better result after the 2-1 Championship defeat last time out to Partick Thistle.
The only name on the scoresheet 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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Since a loss in their previous game against Livingston in Championship action, Hamilton Academical and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
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
Looking over past results between these clubs stretching back to 16/12/2023 shows that these encounters have not been kind to Hamilton Academical. They have not managed to register any wins at all whereas Falkirk have been the better of the two, finishing as winners in 83% of those ties.
A combined total of 20 goals were scored between them in this period, with 14 for The Bairns and 6 for The Accies. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 3.33.
The previous league meeting between these clubs was Championship match day 27 on 01/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of 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.
Weโre going for a comprehensive 3-0 margin for Falkirk at the end of this one.
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โฝ๏ธ 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. Theyโre the top market prices on offer at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
05:02 28/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Falkirk
Formed: 1876
Stadium: The Falkirk Stadium (7,937)
Captain: Coll Donaldson
Chairman: Jamie Swinney
Manager: John McGlynn
Competitions: Championship position 1
๐ 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.