Hamilton Academical vs Elgin City

Hamilton Academical beat Elgin City 5-0 in the Scotland League Cup on Saturday 25 July 2026, 2-0 at half-time.

Scotland League Cup Sat 25 Jul 2026, 15:00 Save

Hamilton Academical

HT 2-0

Elgin City

New Douglas Park, Hamilton Josh Hay

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49%Hamilton Academical 22%Draw 29%Elgin City

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Elgin City or draw 51%
Hamilton Academical or Elgin City 78%

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Hamilton Academical vs Elgin City key moments

23' Stuart Bannigan 1-0 Goal · Field Goal, Hamilton Academical
25' Stuart Bannigan 2-0 Penalty · Penalty, Hamilton Academical
26' Morgyn Neill Yellow card, Elgin City
66' Gregor Crookston 3-0 Goal · Assist Ali Crawford · Field Goal, Hamilton Academical
77' Cameron Blues Yellow card, Hamilton Academical
81' Cameron Blues 4-0 Goal · Assist Steven Bradley · Field Goal, Hamilton Academical
85' Andy Ryan 5-0 Goal · Assist Cameron Blues · Field Goal, Hamilton Academical

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Hamilton Academical Elgin City

0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Hamilton AcademicalElgin City

60% Possession 40%

100 Attacks 48

50 Dang. Attacks 22

9 Shots 7

5 Shots On Target 0

9 Corners 3

13 Fouls 10

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Offsides 1

Hamilton Academical vs Elgin City lineups

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Hamilton Academical 4-2-3-1

1 Dean Lyness

21 Gregor Crookston
16 Kai Smutek
22 Dominic Shiels
33 Stephen Hendrie

6 Cameron Blues
17 Stuart Bannigan 2

3 Tony Gallacher
7 Dominic Thomas
27 Stuart McKinstry

11 Kalvin Orsi

Substitutes

2 Aaron Comrie
8 Kyle MacDonald 71'
10 Steven Bradley 70'
18 Ali Crawford
23 Marcus Syme
24 Aaron Eadie 78'
29 Andy Ryan 71'
52 Michael Marks
98 Trialist B 82'

Elgin City 4-2-3-1

27 Joe Morrison

23 Matthew Grant
5 Kyle Girvan
2 Morgyn Neill
12 Owen Cairns

22 Jack MacIver
16 Lewis Hyde

17 Kieron Willox
26 Lyall Booth
77 Liam Scullion

11 Oliver Colloty

Substitutes

1 Tom Ritchie
6 Jack Murray
7 Russell Dingwall 67'
9 Kane Hester 67'
14 Matheus Machado 46'
18 A. Cummings 46'
20 Liam Macdonald 82'
30 Daniel Fraser
32 S. Rothnie

Hamilton Academical and Elgin City player stats

Hamilton Academical player stats

1 Dean Lyness GK	90	0	0
16 Kai Smutek DEF	90	0	0
21 Gregor Crookston DEF	90	1	0
33 Stephen Hendrie DEF	90	0	0
22 Dominic Shiels DEF	78	0	0
3 Tony Gallacher MID	90	0	0
6 Cameron Blues MID	90	1	1
7 Dominic Thomas MID	71	0	0
17 Stuart Bannigan MID	71	2	0
27 Stuart McKinstry MID	70	0	0
18 Ali Crawford MID	0	0	1
11 Kalvin Orsi FWD	90	0	0
24 Aaron Eadie DEF Sub	12	0	0
10 Steven Bradley MID Sub	20	0	1
8 Kyle MacDonald MID Sub	19	0	0
29 Andy Ryan FWD Sub	19	1	0

Elgin City player stats
								Rtg			xG	xGoT	KP	BCC	BCM	Drb	Off		Pass%	KP	F3rd	Crs	ACrs	LB	Tch	Tkl	Int	Clr	Blk	Rec	Duel	Aer	DrbP		FlsD	YC	Disp	Lost	Err	Sv	SvIn	HC	Tch	LB	Pass%
27 Joe Morrison GK	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
2 Morgyn Neill DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
5 Kyle Girvan DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
12 Owen Cairns DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
23 Matthew Grant DEF	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
26 Lyall Booth MID	90	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
22 Jack MacIver MID	82	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
77 Liam Scullion MID	67	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
16 Lewis Hyde MID	46	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
11 Oliver Colloty FWD	67	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
17 Kieron Willox FWD	46	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
14 Matheus Machado MID Sub	44	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
20 Liam Macdonald MID Sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
7 Russell Dingwall FWD Sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0
9 Kane Hester FWD Sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0								0																0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Form

Hamilton Academical L D W W W

Elgin City L L L W D

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Hamilton AcademicalElgin City

33% Win rate 0%

0.67 Goals scored 0.67

0.67 Goals conceded 2.33

33% Both teams score 67%

0% Over 2.5 goals 67%

33% Clean sheets 0%

33% Scored first 33%

0.00 xG for 0.00

0.00 xG against 0.00

6.00 Match corners 9.67

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Match info

Venue: New Douglas Park, Hamilton Capacity 5,510 · Artificial turf
Weather: 19°C, scattered clouds Wind 8 km/h · Humidity 62%
Managers: Darian Mackinnon Hamilton Academical Stefan Laird Elgin City
Officials: Referee Josh Hay 1st Assistant C. Telfer 2nd Assistant N. Clac-Mansfield

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