It's been rough for Cove Rangers so far, and that also applies to Hamilton Academical. These students from the school of hard knocks eye some crucial points here.
- Cove Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hamilton Academical have the most conceded goals (35) in Championship
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Cove Rangers form and stats
The overall Championship stats playing at home this season for Cove Rangers are 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Cove Rangers hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Arbroath, Inverness CT and Cove Rangers), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus Partick Thistle last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A victory at home ahead of that game, as predicted. The team were huge favourites against Dunipace and won 7-0. This is expected to be a close game, with Cove Rangers perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cove Rangers as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Cove Rangers has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
A decent goal production from Cove in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Cove Rangers has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hamilton Academical so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Hamilton Academical who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Cove Rangers was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Academical are looking to quickly end their 190 minutes long goal drought in the Championship.
The supporters enjoyed Hamilton Academical's previous match versus Inverness CT, a Challenge Cup win (2-0) played at home.
It was a Championship defeat before that one as the away game against Queen's Park wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hamilton Academical playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 Hamilton Academical wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Hamilton Academical, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The newest archived meeting featuring both these sides is the Hamilton Academical - Cove 4-4 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Cove Rangers zero wins, two draws and Hamilton Academical zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less. One of the stars has been Megginson with 2 goals scored against Hamilton Academical in these 2 matches.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Scully 7 goals | M. Megginson 6 goals |  A. Ryan 4 goals |
Cove Rangers missing players
Hamilton Academical missing players
| Cove Rangers | Hamilton Academical | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 25 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 28 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 19 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 76% |
| 59% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 47% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 56% | 41% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 65% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 18% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 12% |
| 18% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 9.4 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 41% | 39% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | 29% |
| 10.6 | 10.8 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 5 | 4.9 |
- Cove Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hamilton Academical have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hamilton Academical have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hamilton Academical have the most conceded goals (35) in Championship
- Hamilton Academical have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Championship
- Hamilton Academical have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Championship
- Hamilton Academical have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Championship
- Hamilton Academical have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hamilton Academical haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hamilton Academical is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ayr United | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Dundee | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Inverness CT | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Cove Rangers | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Arbroath | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -19 | 11 |
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