Hamilton Academical vs Ross County
8th August 1500hrs
Football – Scotland – Scottish Premiership
Pick Away Win & Over 3.5 Goals
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 15/2 odds taken 1100 GMT, Friday 7 August
Brian Rice’s Hamilton Academical go up against Stuart Kettlewell’s Ross County in the Scottish Premiership this Saturday. Even without fans, New Douglas Park is a tough place to visit, and the Accies will want to bounce back from a heavy defeat last weekend. This should be an intriguing Premiership fixture. We have the best odds and hottest tips.
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Hamilton Academical Preview – Can the Accies put three points on the board?
Hamilton Academical are yet again one of the favourites for relegation. The Accies began their campaign with a heavy 5-1 loss to champions Celtic at Celtic Park last Sunday. Despite the big scoreline, Brian Rice’s boys gave a good account of themselves in Glasgow.
Hamilton Accies survived by the skin of their teeth last season, finishing four points ahead of relegated Hearts. It was a tough campaign for the South Lanarkshire side, who lost exactly half of their 30 league fixtures.
Only bottom club Hearts accumulated fewer home points than the Accies, who were beaten nine times at New Douglas Park last term. Despite winning just two away games, five clubs picked up a lesser amount of points on the road.
After starting with a big loss at the home of the champions, can Hamilton make home advantage count and take all three points from this one on Saturday?
Ross County Preview – Staggies to pick up an away win in Hamilton?
Ross County finished one place and two points above Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premiership last season. Stuart Kettlewell is the lone manager of County nowadays, and the 36-year-old got off to a winning start last Monday.
On the opening weekend of the new season, Ross County edged past Motherwell at Victoria Park. Ross Stewart’s 24th-minute penalty was enough to give the Staggies a 1-0 victory, with Callum Lang later being sent off for the away team.
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Ross County picked up just 11 away points last season. The club from Dingwall mustered up only two league wins on their travels, losing nine of the other 14. They shipped 37 away goals, which was the highest amount in the division.
After last Monday’s hard-fought home win over Motherwell, Kettlewell’s Ross County would love to follow that up with three points at New Douglas Park on Saturday.
Hamilton Academical vs Ross County Betting Advice
There were seven goals scored in the two Premiership meetings between Hamilton Accies and Ross County last season. The pair played out a 2-2 thriller at New Douglas Park in November, with Brian Graham scoring late to rescue a point for County. A few months before that, Joe Chalmers, Billy McKay and Ross Stewart scored in an easy 3-0 Ross County win in Dingwall.
Key Facts – Hamilton Academical vs Ross County Betting Tip
- Hamilton were beaten 5-1 at Celtic last weekend
- Ross County started their season with a 1-0 home victory over Motherwell
- Last term, Ross County picked up four points from a possible six against the Accies, scoring five and conceding two
There are usually goals when these two clubs square off. In fact, there has been at least one goal scored in every meeting since a 0-0 draw in Hamilton way back in November 2006.
Ross County will be buoyed from Monday’s win, and we fancy them to make it six points from a possible six at the weekend. We are backing Ross County to win and over 3.5 goals at 15/2.
The best betting odds for Hamilton Academical vs Ross County
Hamilton Academical to win: 31/20 at Bet365
Draw: 12/5 at Bet365
Ross County to win: 13/8 at Bet365
