The Cove Rangers & Partick Thistle managers P. Hartley and I. McCall are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the League One league table.
- Cove Rangers have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most scored goals (30) in League One
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.
8-7-4 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Partick Thistle when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 19 matches are 26-14 (scored/conceded).
Cove Rangers form and stats
Cove Rangers, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One, have performed here at Balmoral Stadium this season with 7 wins from 9 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Ever since the Clyde game Cove has been unbeatable here at Balmoral Stadium producing four straight wins.
Cove are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Montrose. Before that, Cove had a home game versus Falkirk which ended with a victory 2-0.
Cove Rangers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Balmoral Stadium with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Cove are not conceding a lot of goals here at Balmoral Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Partick Thistle form and stats
Playing away, Partick Thistle, who have the most scored goals (30) in League One, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the League One this season. Partick Thistle are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Partick hope to make it five in this match.
The Partick Thistle goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 433 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Partick, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Dumbarton in the League One last time out. That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus Montrose.
Partick has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Partick Thistle - Cove Rangers 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Cove one win, one draw and Partick Thistle one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Megginson 11 goals |   B. Graham 10 goals | Z. Rudden 5 goals |
Cove Rangers missing players
Partick Thistle missing players
| Cove Rangers | Partick Thistle | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 30 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 89% | 89% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 67% |
| 22% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 14.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
| 5.3 | 7.4 | 10 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| 23% | 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 34% |
- Cove Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cove Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Cove Rangers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Cove Rangers have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the most clean sheets (6) at home in League One
- Cove Rangers have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the the best goal difference (+10) at home in League One
- Cove Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Partick Thistle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Partick Thistle have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most clean sheets (5) away in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most points (17) away in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most scored goals (30) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the the best goal difference (+17) in League One
- Partick Thistle have the the best goal difference (+8) away in League One
- Partick Thistle is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Montrose | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | East Fife | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Clyde | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 11 |