National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brechin City or Cove Rangers that keep their silverware dream alive.
Cove Rangers play their home matches on artifical turf, while this game occurs on grass. Relevant data for Cove Rangers when playing on grass are 6 wins, 7 draws and 12 defeats from 25 matches. They have created {23 goals} and conceded 45 times in these games.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Brechin and Cove Rangers.
Brechin City form and stats
Brechin City participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The fans hope that Brechin City will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-1 away defeat in the League Cup fixture against Hamilton Academical.
Before that game, a home defeat in the League Cup against Livingston.
The manager Kirk will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Clyde in only three days.
Cove Rangers form and stats
Cove was sent out of League Cup in the group stage last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cove Rangers so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-10 (win-draw-lose).
The followers enjoyed Cove Rangers's previous game versus Clyde, a League Cup win (5-2) played at home.
A 1-2 loss hosting Greenock Morton before that.After this away game Cove return home for a League Cup game against Livingston. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cove Rangers as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. The Cove Rangers manager Hartley has some worries about the defense as 41 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest meetings involving these sides have all ended as Cove Rangers wins. Will history repeat itself?Megginson likes to face Brechin and have scored 6 goals in these matches.
Brechin City missing players
Cove Rangers missing players
| Brechin City | Cove Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 56 | 37 | Scored | S | 6 | 22 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Conceded | C | 22 | 55 | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 90% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 70% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 1.3 | 0.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.9 | 0.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 7.1 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 355% | 3100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 11 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Livingston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Brechin City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 5 | Clyde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamilton Academical | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Livingston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Brechin City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 5 | Clyde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundee | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 63 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 58 |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 58 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 45 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 57 |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 57 |
| 6 | Inverness CT | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 55 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -3 | 43 |
| 8 | Arbroath | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -18 | 34 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -32 | 31 |
| 10 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 75 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 41 | -37 | 31 |
