'Derek McInnes’ side have had ample time to prepare for this clash. Their last outing was a 2-0 victory over Rangers a fortnight ago in a result that underlined the capacity of this team to match any club in Scotland over 90 minutes. Now the challenge is to prove they can do it over the course of a season.

The signs are positive that they can. Hearts have scored at least two goals in nine of their ten competitive matches this season and have the squad depth that can solve all kinds of in-game problems.

Falkirk, meanwhile, are coming off the back of a 2-2 midweek draw against Hibs in which they emptied themselves. They had lost three of their four previous games, with the exception of a trip to out-of-form Aberdeen, in which the hosts were quickly reduced to ten men.

I’m backing the sheer scoring power of Hearts to be too much for their opponents, who have conceded two or more in each of their five league games.'

'The Gills, under the stewardship of Gareth Ainsworth, are one of three remaining unbeaten teams in the EFL, and the only one in the bottom two tiers, with those sides having played three more games than those in the Championship.

Gillingham won away from home at Newport on Saturday by three goals to one, to make if four wins from their last five league games. They currently sit first in the table, having won six and drawn three of their nine games. They’re not a side that is interested in possession, with the third-lowest percentage this season, and their underlying numbers are not particularly impressive, just 13th in the xG table with nine points fewer than they have gained, but they keep games tight and often find a way to win. They’re particularly effective from set pieces, in the top quarter of teams for xG, shots, and goals from set pieces, and are the only team in League Two who have not conceded a goal from one.

Harrogate won at the weekend against struggling Shrewsbury, their first win in the league in over a month. They pick up the majority of their points on home soil, seven of their eleven gained at The Exercise Stadium. The xG table has them as the second-worst side in the league, with only Cheltenham below them. They have the same points tally in that table as Newport, whom Gillingham eased past last week.'

'This should be a pretty comfortable victory for Tottenham. They’ve started well under Thomas Frank, losing just one of their five Premier League matches as well as picking up wins in the Carabao Cup and Champions League.

It’s the exact opposite for Wolves who have lost all five of their Premier League matches so far this season with their only salvation coming in the Carabao Cup which is where their only two wins of the season have come, against West Ham and Everton - both at home.

Wolves have conceded 13 goals across their five Premier League matches this season which is more than any other side in the division. They’ve only scored three goals themselves which is well below the scoring power required to compete in the Premier League. Wolves have conceded 2+ goals in three of their five Premier League matches this season so even if they can find a way through the improved Tottenham backline, one goal is unlikely to be enough to keep Tottenham at bay here.

Tottenham have kept three clean sheets across their five Premier League matches this season. This is already half of the total number of clean sheets that Tottenham managed to keep in the Premier League last season. These metrics show that Tottenham are a much more solid side at the back under Frank which makes them more appealing to back in the win market.'