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Hearts vs Cowdenbeath Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

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Hearts vs Cowdenbeath Predictions

Hearts are locked in a close battle in Group C as they approach their final two matches with work to do. There’s just one guaranteed last 16 place up for grabs in each League Cup group, so Hearts can’t afford to slip up as the first round comes to an end this week. The first of their two fixtures comes on Tuesday night, as they host Cowdenbeath. Can the Premiership side make short work of the minnows? Or can the visitors boost their own hopes in this competition?

Cowdenbeath have made a strong start in this competition, taking six points from their opening three games. That puts them just behind Inverness, who have maximum points from their first two matches. Hearts have a little bit of ground to make up, as they sit a point behind ahead of this game. However, given that they face the side who finished bottom of the Football League last season, the Jambos will expect a comfortable victory.

The gulf between the pair is on full display in the pre-match betting, with Hearts massive favourites to see off League Two’s bottom side from last term. While Cowdenbeath have taken advantage of Raith Rovers and Cove Rangers in this group, they were easily beaten by Inverness. Hearts will be expecting a comfortable clash in this one, but will they be able to rack up the goals and make the gap between them clear?

While Hearts are several tiers above this week’s opponents, that doesn’t mean that they’re set for a comprehensive victory here. They’ve got a poor record in front of goal in this competition so far, scoring just three times in total against the two weakest opponents. Meanwhile, Cowdenbeath have kept clean sheets in two of their three games so far, so they aren’t exactly leaking goals ahead of Tuesday’s meeting.

Hearts have had a long record of struggles in front of goal. They hit just one per game in the league last weekend, while they did manage to keep a clean sheet in 56% of their home clashes last term. They should repeat that on Tuesday night, as the visitors don’t have much of an attacking threat against a top flight side. However, we don’t see the Jambos opening up in this clash, with 87% of their league matches last season seeing under 3.5 goals. That has us backing a home win and under 3.5, as we see a low scoring home win here.

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