Football betting preview: Cove Rangers favourites when Albion Rovers visits

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Scottish Cup. That game, against Fort William, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Albion Rovers.

Albion Rovers play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Albion Rovers when playing on artificial turf are 4 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats from 13 matches. They have scored 21 goals and conceded 30 times in these games.

Cove Rangers form and stats

4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Cove Rangers, who have the most scored goals (28) in League Two, so far this season. The Cove Rangers fans aren't used to losing here at Calder Park and will expect new points from this game. Cove Rangers has played 23 games in a row here without a defeat.

The fans are hoping that Cove Rangers will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Scottish Cup game against Auchinleck Talbot. A League Two defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Stenhousemuir.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Cove Rangers home games with this odds we find two games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 0 matches were won by at least two goals.

Cove Rangers are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Cowdenbeath awaits in four days.

Cove Rangers always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Calder Park with 14 goals in 4 league games. As for guarding their own goal, Cove Rangers have only let in 2 goals at home.

Albion Rovers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (19) in League Two, on their League Two travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Recent form does not give Albion Rovers much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Cove Rangers will be a tough nut to crack.

Albion Rovers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-0 victory visiting Fort William. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Fort William.

As mentioned above, Albion Rovers was the only team on the pitch versus Fort William in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.

You'll want to know how Albion Rovers managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found six similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 5 home wins.

The schedule is very tough for Albion Rovers now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Stirling Albion is waiting in only four days.

Albion Rovers has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Albion Rovers have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

M. Megginson 5 goals

J. Masson 4 goals

D. Glass 4 goals

Cove Rangers missing players

Albion Rovers missing players