Victories have not come easily for Inverness CT so far, and that also applies to Cove Rangers. These hardened teams hope for some much needed points here.
- Inverness CT have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cove Rangers have the fewest points (4) away in Championship
Cove Rangers play their home games on artifical turf, while this fixture will take part on grass. The latest data for Cove Rangers when playing on grass are 4 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats from 20 matches. They have created {20 goals} and conceded 35 times in these fixtures.
Both teams have had ample time to rest since their last match. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated game!
Inverness CT form and stats
Inverness CT have collected 10 points from their Championship home games so far after 2-4-3.
Inverness are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-5 away versus Partick Thistle. Inverness CT were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Hamilton Academical in the Challenge Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Inverness CT perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Inverness CT as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Inverness CT has won 6 of these, drawn 5 and lost 0.
Inverness are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. Inverness CT 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.
Cove Rangers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cove Rangers so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-4 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Cove Rangers's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Cove are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Hamilton Academical (placed 10th). Those three points felt good as this club had gone three league games without victory.
A draw for Cove Rangers before that, at their own venue hosting Partick Thistle (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cove playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 2 Cove Rangers wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Cove Rangers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Cove Rangers manager McIntyre has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Strangely enough, Cove Rangers have scored in every league game they've played since failing to score against today's opposition; the Cove - Inverness CT 0-1 game eight game weeks ago. McIntosh (Cove Rangers) was sent off when these teams last played each other. Numbers for the previous six meetings featuring these two squads are: four wins for Inverness CT, one draw and one win for Cove Rangers. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Scully 7 goals | M. Megginson 6 goals |   B. McKay 5 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 26 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 28 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 56% |
| 33% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 11% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 61% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 6.8 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.2 | 7.4 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 37% | 36% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 44% | 43% |
| 9.1 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
| 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
- Cove Rangers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cove Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cove Rangers have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Championship
- Cove Rangers have the fewest points (4) away in Championship
- Cove Rangers have yet to win a game away.
- Cove Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Inverness CT have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Inverness CT haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 2 | Queen's Park | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Ayr United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Greenock Morton | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 30 |
| 5 | Partick Thistle | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Inverness CT | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Cove Rangers | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Arbroath | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 14 |
| 10 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 11 |
