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Saturday’s 5/1 Scottish Football Accumulator Tips

Saturday’s 5/1 Scottish Football Accumulator Tips

Thursday 16 October, 20251 min read
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Saturday's 5/1 Scottish Football Accumulator Tips

Fixtures for: Saturday 18th October

Hibernian v Livingston

Scottish Premiership

15:00

Livingston +1.5 Asian Handicap @ 1.50

This bet wins if Livi lose win, draw or lose by just one goal.

I’m not anticipating a cakewalk in the capital for Hibernian when they take on Livingston on Saturday. David Gray’s side have won just one of their opening seven Scottish Premiership matches of the season, with that solitary success coming against Dundee on the opening weekend of the campaign. Since then, the Hibees played out five successive draws before going down 1-0 at arch rivals Hearts last time out.

While Livingston have also found wins hard to come by in recent times, they continue to demonstrate that they are a tough nut to crack. David Martindale’s side have already pushed Hearts and Rangers to their limits this season, with both of those teams needing last-gasp winners to see off the Lions. It’s also worth noting that Livingston earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Dundee United before the international break. With all that in mind, I think the visitors look well worthy of support with a +1.5 handicap start at Easter Road on Saturday afternoon.

Motherwell v Falkirk

Scottish Premiership

15:00

Over 0.5 Falkirk Goals @ 1.32

I think Falkirk carry the necessary attacking threat to score at least once against Motherwell on Saturday. The Bairns have made the net bulge in six of their opening seven Scottish Premiership matches of the season, the most recent of which saw them claim a well deserved 1-1 draw against Rangers. 

John McGlynn’s men have also made their mark against the likes of Dundee United, St Mirren and Hibernian, hitting multiple goals in two of those contests. On top of that, Falkirk scored away at Celtic in this season’s Scottish League Cup, so there is plenty of scope for the visitors to repeat the trick against Motherwell this weekend. 

While Motherwell have rightly won plenty of plaudits for their attractive, free-flowing style of play under Jens Berthel Askou, they do give up high-quality chances on a regular basis. That can be attributed to the fact that the Steelmen have failed to silence their opponents in five of their seven top-flight matches this term.

St Mirren v Aberdeen

Scottish Premiership

15:00

St Mirren Double Chance @ 1.46

Look for St Mirren to avoid defeat in their Scottish Premiership home game with Aberdeen on Saturday afternoon. While the Saints fell to a 2-0 defeat away at Kilmarnock last time out, Stephen Robinson’s side have long had a reputation as a tough nut to crack, particularly at home. In fact, St Mirren are yet to taste defeat in front of their own supporters in this season's Scottish Premiership, with the likes of Motherwell and Rangers falling short at this venue. What’s more, Robinson’s side eliminated high-flying Hearts from this season’s Scottish League Cup on home soil earlier in the campaign.

While Aberdeen finally claimed their first league win of the season with a 4-0 demolition of Dundee before the international break, a trip to St Mirren will represent a much tougher test. Moreover, the Dons have come away empty-handed from each of their three top-flight road trips this term, while they also suffered from travel sickness for long stretches of last season.

East Kilbride v Elgin

Scottish League Two

15:00

Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.48

Over 2.5 goals in East Kilbride games has been an attractive angle this season. The K-Park club have been entertaining fourth tier crowds all season, with seven of their nine league matches featuring a minimum of three goals. In fact, each of those seven games have broken the over 3.5 goals barrier, including three of EK’s four home games to date. 

On top of all that, each of the nine cup games that East Kilbride have contested this season have produced over 2.5 goals, one of which was a 4-1 victory over their last opponents, Elgin.

The visitors have also been involved in a number of high-scoring contests this season, with five of their nine Scottish League Two matches generating over 2.5 goals, including three of their last four.  

Forfar v Clyde

Scottish League Two

15:00

Clyde +0.5 Asian Handicap @ 1.43

This bet wins if Clyde take something from the game.

Clyde are one of the form teams in Scotland at the moment, making them well worthy of support at Forfar on Saturday. The Bully Wee are currently enjoying a six-game unbeaten run in Scottish League Two, taking top honours from three of their last four matches. Darren Young’s side have triumphed in impressive fashion in each of their last two league games away from home, claiming a 6-0 win at Annan before earning a 4-2 success away at Stirling Albion. 

Forfar, on the other hand, have fallen to defeat in four of their last six league games, conceding two or more goals in three of those four losses. It's also worth pointing out that the Loons were soundly beaten 4-1 when hosting Inverness in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie last Saturday, further strengthening the case for in-form Clyde to come away from Station Park with at least a point.

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An SPFL accumulator is a type of football bet that combines multiple selections from matches within the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) into a single list of betting selections. The SPFL includes four divisions: the Premiership, Championship, League One, and League Two. 


An accumulator, or ‘acca’, typically includes four or more individual bets, such as match outcomes (win, draw, or loss), both teams to score, over/under goals, or player prop selections from different games.


For the accumulator to pay out, all selections must be correct. If even one result is wrong, the entire bet loses. However, because the risk is higher, accumulators offer significantly larger potential returns compared to placing single bets. The odds for each leg multiply together, resulting in a cumulative total that can be quite lucrative.


In summary, an SPFL accumulator is a betting strategy that covers multiple games in Scotland’s football league system, appealing to those with in-depth knowledge of the leagues.

We have three contributors to our weekly Scottish content, with each having a vast amount of experience across different tiers of Scottish football.


Andy Robson


With over 10 years of experience covering countless leagues in terms of betting, Andy Robson has amassed a following that has made him the most popular betting tipster in the UK. 


With over 1 million followers across several social media platforms, he has built a reputation for providing free, quality betting content for the best part of a decade.


Keep an eye out for his weekly Scottish Double, which includes high-quality research as well as identifying mispricing by bookmakers.


Robin Bairner


With 17 years of experience in covering football professionally, Robin specialises in both Scottish and French football and has been a contributor to Andy’s Bet Club since 2022.


Covering two World Cups and a European Championship as an accredited journalist, Robin has been involved in offering quality betting advice as far back as 2007.


Grant Heaney


Falkirk fan Grant has been a contributor to some of the biggest betting websites and newspapers over the past five years.


He has been sharing his insight, knowledge, and tips across various platforms for over five years. Across that five-year period, Grant has covered games from all over the globe.

For it to be considered an acca, a betslip must contain at least four selections from different games. Three would be considered a treble, while two would only be considered a double.


For beginners, it’s smart to start small. You don’t need a 10-fold acca to have fun or make a profit. Stick to solid picks, keep an eye on the odds, and don’t chase long shots just for the big win. Accas are about balance, and not just big payouts.

Our community voted bet365 as the best bookmaker for accumulators via our Best Bookmaker Awards survey.


Over 47% of the 1,150 votes were in favour of bet365, with particular interest in the ‘Up To 100% Acca Boost’ and the ‘2 Goals Up Payout.’


Paddy Power also proved popular with over 23% of the vote, with their ‘Free Power Up Tokens’ and ‘2 UP Payout’ proving equally as popular among our community.

The most popular markets for SPFL accas tend to be:


- Match Result

- Both Teams to Score

- Over/Under Goals

- Double Chance

- Draw No Bet

- Team To Score

- Anytime Goalscorer

Paddy Power and bet365’s ‘2 UP’ promotions add extra insurance to any potential SPFL acca. This means that if you’re team goes 2-0 up in any game, it will be counted as a win regardless of the full-time result.


Bet365’s Acca Boost also boasts an attractive option for punters, giving an extra 2.5% winnings boost depending on how many legs are in your accumulator. You can get up to 100% winnings boost depending on the number of legs in your accumulator, meaning you can potentially double your winnings depending on the amount of selections.

There’s never a bad time necessarily, to cash out an accumulator. If you believe the cashout is offering attractive returns, then by all means, take it. It’s always sensible to leave yourself in profit, regardless of how much is on offer.


Gambling is always about being responsible and doing it sensibly.

You can, most bookmakers in the UK are aware of the popularity of SPFL games, and allow multiple markets to be backed in the same game.


It should be noted, however, that if you were to take just four selections from the same game, that would be labelled as a bet builder and not an accumulator. Accumulators tend to be selections across a number of different games.

The likelihood of an acca winning really depends on the odds. If, for example, an acca is at odds of 4.0, this means that it is likely to land in one out of every three attempts.


We always aim to end each week in profit across all our accumulators on site.

We have weekly content for each batch of SPFL fixtures, and the best way to get notified is by signing up for Andy’s Bet Club Weekly Newsletter. 


This is sent out at least once a week by email, detailing the best offers and SPFL betting tips on offer for free on the site each week.

Typically, no, you need each selection to land in order to take home any potential winnings. Certain bookmakers will offer this as a promotion, however, and it often is based around returning your stake in cash if your acca loses.

You are free to use any bookmaker you like to back our SPFL acca. The likes of bet365 and Paddy Power have proven to be the most popular amongst our community, but if you are more familiar with your own bookmaker interface, feel free to use that.