Cove Rangers vs Falkirk: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Balmoral Stadium (3000 seats)

It's ground zero in League One - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Cove Rangers and Falkirk did in their pre-season friendlies!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cove Rangers form and stats

Last season, Cove Rangers's league statistics were 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the League One. Over these 18 matches they scored 22 goals and conceded 12. Playing at home last season Cove Rangers managed 7-0-2 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 6 conceded.

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Falkirk form and stats

Let's have a look at how Falkirk performed last season in the League One: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 1 and lost 4 with 15/10 goals scored/conceded.

Just as the home team, Falkirk have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Falkirk wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Cove won two games, one match ended with a draw and Falkirk has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / three

Cove Rangers missing players

Falkirk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cove Rangers Falkirk
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Cove Rangers Last season Falkirk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   11 22
10 7   Won W   4 9
6 1   Drew D   1 5
6 3   Lost L   6 8
28 18   Scored S   15 29
18 10   Conceded C   17 26
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
64% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 82%
27% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   64% 50%
18% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   27% 18%
5% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 5%
36% 36%   BTTS BTTS   36% 45%
45% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 32%
23% 9%   Failed to Score F T   36% 27%
 
5.3 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.5
3.7 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.4
1.4 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
12.2 14.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 10.5
5.1 7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 4.1
25% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Alloa Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cove Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 East Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Montrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Peterhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Queen's Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Partick Thistle 22 11 7 4 40 18 11 6 4 1 22 7 11 5 3 3 18 11 22 40
2 Airdrieonians 22 12 2 8 35 24 11 7 1 3 21 11 11 5 1 5 14 13 11 38
3 Cove Rangers 22 10 6 6 28 18 11 7 1 3 18 10 11 3 5 3 10 8 10 36
4 Montrose 22 9 6 7 33 33 11 5 3 3 19 14 11 4 3 4 14 19 0 33
5 Falkirk 22 9 5 8 29 26 11 5 4 2 14 9 11 4 1 6 15 17 3 32

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Airdrieonians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Alloa Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Clyde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cove Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Dumbarton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 East Fife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Falkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Montrose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Peterhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Queen's Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The Scottish League One is the third division in the Scottish football league pyramid. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.