One-sided contest expected as Cove Rangers welcomes Forfar Athletic

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Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 07.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Balmoral Stadium (3000 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Cove Rangers and Forfar Athletic in this fresh League One season. Read our match preview!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Cove Rangers form and stats

As mentioned below, Cove Rangers are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 League One games. In general it's been a long time since Cove tasted defeat here at Balmoral Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 35 home games in the league. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Cove has won eight games in a row. The Elgin City match was the last time out without a victory.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Stuart McKenzie not having conceded a league goal in 208 minutes.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Peterhead with a 2-0 scoreline.

A late climax in the match against Partick Thistle as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by R. McAllister.

Cove Rangers are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Dundee awaits in three days.

Cove Rangers has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Forfar Athletic form and stats

One match played away so far in the League One for Forfar Athletic and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 2 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses from 14 games.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Falkirk.

Late heartbreak for Forfar in the Montrose match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Forfar's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won two of these as expected, two of them by at least two goals. Forfar Athletic managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Brora Rangers in just three days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Forfar Athletic has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Cove zero wins, one draw and Forfar Athletic one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CoveM. Megginson
M. Megginson
3 goals
Cove RangersH. Milne
H. Milne
1 goals
Cove RangersR. McAllister
R. McAllister
1 goals

Cove Rangers missing players

Forfar Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cove Rangers Forfar Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 1 1 3
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 4 3 Scored S 1 1 3
1 1 1 Conceded C 1 1 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
67% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
35 27 21 Total Shots T S 9 9 22
19 14 11 Shots on Target S O 3 3 7
32% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 43%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cove Rangers has the fewest conceded goals (1) in League One
  • Cove Rangers has the most points (6) at home in League One
  • Cove Rangers has the most scored goals (4) at home in League One
  • Cove Rangers has the the best goal difference (+3) at home in League One
  • Cove Rangers has the the best goal difference (+5) in League One
  • Cove Rangers is in the best form (3-0-0)
Cove Rangers Last season Forfar Athletic
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
22 14   Won W   2 6
2 0   Drew D   3 6
4 0   Lost L   9 16
76 37   Scored S   9 26
34 7   Conceded C   25 47
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 89%
96% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 71%
82% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 46%
46% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 21%
32% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 18%
57% 36%   BTTS BTTS   29% 46%
39% 64%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 21%
4% 0%   Failed to Score F T   64% 43%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
433 248   Total Shots T S   98 236
187 103   Shots on Target S O   34 89
39% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 29%

  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 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Falkirk 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 7
3 Dumbarton 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 7
4 Airdrieonians 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
5 Montrose 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 -1 4
6 Partick Thistle 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
7 Peterhead 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 3
8 Clyde 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
9 Forfar Athletic 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
10 East Fife 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
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 Cove Rangers 28 22 2 4 76 34 14 14 0 0 37 7 14 8 2 4 39 27 42 68
2 Edinburgh City 27 17 4 6 49 28 14 10 2 2 28 9 13 7 2 4 21 19 21 55
3 Elgin City 28 12 7 9 48 34 14 7 2 5 30 19 14 5 5 4 18 15 14 43
4 Cowdenbeath 27 12 5 10 37 35 14 10 2 2 23 15 13 2 3 8 14 20 2 41
5 Queen's Park 28 11 7 10 37 35 14 6 5 3 21 17 14 5 2 7 16 18 2 40
6 Stirling Albion 28 10 6 12 34 35 13 3 3 7 13 21 15 7 3 5 21 14 -1 36
7 Annan Athletic 27 9 4 14 33 54 14 6 4 4 24 22 13 3 0 10 9 32 -21 31
8 Stenhousemuir 28 7 8 13 32 48 15 3 4 8 16 29 13 4 4 5 16 19 -16 29
9 Albion Rovers 26 6 6 14 37 51 12 5 2 5 23 23 14 1 4 9 14 28 -14 24
10 Brechin City 27 4 5 18 31 60 13 2 3 8 12 25 14 2 2 10 19 35 -29 17
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 Raith Rovers 28 15 8 5 49 33 14 9 4 1 29 14 14 6 4 4 20 19 16 53
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 14 10 2 2 35 5 14 4 8 2 19 13 36 52
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 15 7 4 4 20 13 13 7 2 4 18 14 11 48
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 14 9 0 5 29 19 14 6 2 6 19 19 10 47
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 14 6 6 2 27 19 14 6 3 5 17 17 8 45
6 Dumbarton 28 11 5 12 35 44 14 6 3 5 16 14 14 5 2 7 19 30 -9 38
7 Clyde 28 9 7 12 35 43 14 7 4 3 27 18 14 2 3 9 8 25 -8 34
8 Peterhead 27 7 5 15 30 44 14 5 4 5 16 14 13 2 1 10 14 30 -14 26
9 Forfar Athletic 28 6 6 16 26 47 14 4 3 7 17 22 14 2 3 9 9 25 -21 24
10 Stranraer 27 2 10 15 28 57 12 2 4 6 13 20 15 0 6 9 15 37 -29 16

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 Cove Rangers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 9
2 Falkirk 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 7
3 Dumbarton 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 7
4 Airdrieonians 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
5 Montrose 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 -1 4
6 Partick Thistle 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
7 Peterhead 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 3
8 Clyde 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
9 Forfar Athletic 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
10 East Fife 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1

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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.