Pre-match info: 28 points separate the sides until now, Cove Rangers the superior team. Can Dumbarton upset the odds?
- Dumbarton have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the most scored goals (44) in League One
Cove Rangers play their home matches on artifical turf, while this fixture is played on grass. Up to date results for Cove Rangers when featuring on grass are 13 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats from 29 matches. They have scored 53 goals and conceded 47 times in these fixtures.
This has all the signs of an absorbing fixture with lots of action and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Dumbarton form and stats
With 2 League One wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Dumbarton, who have the fewest points (9) at home in League One, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Previous to that game, a League One home match hosting East Fife in a game that was won 2-0.Dumbarton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dumbarton defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Dumbarton hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like East Fife, Alloa Athletic and Peterhead), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Cove Rangers form and stats
Cove Rangers's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Cove Rangers collect 22 points from their 11 away matches in the League One. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cove Rangers goalkeeper Stuart McKenzie is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Montrose.Cove are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Cove Rangers as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Cove Rangers - Dumbarton 2-0. Previous four meetings featuring these squads: Dumbarton won one, Cove Rangers were winners in three and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  C. Duthie 4 goals |  S. Carswell 3 goals | G. Buchanan 3 goals |
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| Dumbarton | Cove Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| 44 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 73% |
| 76% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 50% |
| 38% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 27% | 27% |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 9% | 18% |
| 57% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 41% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 55% | 55% |
| 29% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.2 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.9 | 12.2 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 44% | 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | 42% |
| 10.7 | 10.2 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
- Cove Rangers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cove Rangers have the most clean sheets (12) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the most scored goals (44) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the the best goal difference (+25) in League One
- Cove Rangers is in the best form (6-0-0) in League One
- Dumbarton have the fewest points (9) at home in League One
- Dumbarton have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in League One
- Dumbarton have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Dumbarton haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 49 |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 3 | Montrose | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 39 |
| 4 | Queen's Park | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 29 |
| 5 | Falkirk | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 6 | Clyde | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -11 | 26 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -4 | 23 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 22 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -15 | 21 |
| 10 | East Fife | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -29 | 13 |
