National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cove Rangers or Livingston that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Cove Rangers and Livingston.
Cove Rangers form and stats
Cove Rangers participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Balmoral Stadium as Cove Rangers have scored 43 goals to get 44 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the League One are 13-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Cove are returning here after guesting Albion Rovers in a League Cup fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting East Fife.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cove Rangers, as the League Cup home game vs Kelty Hearts is only three days away.
The Cove Rangers manager McIntyre has got the team scoring with 43 from 18 home games in the league. Cove are not conceding a lot of goals here at Balmoral Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 18 matches.
Livingston form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.0 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Livingston playing as the away team in the league this season.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a League Cup home loss versus Inverness CT with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
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Head 2 Head
Cove Rangers missing players
Livingston missing players
| Cove Rangers | Livingston | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 32 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 24% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 13.1 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.8 | ||
| 6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| 8 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Livingston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kelty Hearts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 | Cove Rangers | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 41 | 79 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 72 |
| 3 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 51 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 51 |
| 5 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -8 | 45 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | -6 | 44 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Clyde | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 62 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -23 | 39 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -23 | 34 |
| 10 | East Fife | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 44 | -39 | 23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inverness CT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Cove Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Livingston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Kelty Hearts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Albion Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
