National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cove Rangers or Clyde that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Clyde played their last game only three days ago, a League Cup match.
Cove Rangers form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far in the Championship for Cove Rangers at their home stadium (Balmoral Stadium) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
The Cove Rangers fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Balmoral Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Greenock Morton.
Preceding that match was a Championship defeat to Greenock Morton (1-2).Cove Rangers are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Brechin City awaits in four days.
Cove has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 34 goals have been conceded.
Clyde form and stats
Clyde's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a League Cup home defeat versus Hamilton Academical with 1-3 on the scoreboard.
A 1-2 loss hosting Annan Athletic before that.Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Cove Rangers victories, one draw and two Clyde wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Cove Rangers missing players
Clyde missing players
| Cove Rangers | Clyde | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 10 | 14 | ||
| 19 | 13 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | ||
| 53 | 31 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 32% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 26% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Livingston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Clyde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 5 | Brechin City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 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 |
