-0.41 points a game is the venue form gap, in Hamilton Academical's favour: Airdrieonians takes 1.09 a game at home over the last two seasons, Hamilton Academical 1.50 away.
Airdrieonians: 46 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish Championship. Hamilton Academical: 45 league matches in the bank, 9 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Airdrieonians -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 2, lost 1 of 5, scoring 4 and conceding 4. Last season at home in the Scottish Championship: won 3, drew 8, lost 7 of 18, scoring 16 and conceding 24 -- 0.94 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with East Kilbride 2-2 away; beat Montrose 1-0 at home; beat Peterhead 2-1 away; beat Alloa Athletic 1-0 at home; lost to Queen of the South 1-2 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 15 matches with one recorded (10, 3, 2 apiece), most recently John Rankin with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Hamilton Academical -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 3, drew 1, lost 0 of 4, scoring 9 and conceding 0. Last season away: won 6, drew 5, lost 7 of 18, scoring 28 and conceding 27 -- 1.28 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Alloa Athletic 3-0 away; beat Peterhead 2-1 at home; beat Queen of the South 4-1 at home; beat East Kilbride 1-0 away; beat Cove Rangers 1-0 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 7 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by John Rankin. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:06 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.