Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Cove Rangers - Edinburgh City!
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.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Edinburgh City's home stadium. The visitors last 14 games on artifical turf have ended in 6 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses.
Cove Rangers form and stats
This stadium, Balmoral Stadium, has been a fortress for Cove Rangers in the League Two so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-0-0. In general it's been a long time since Cove Rangers tasted defeat here at Balmoral Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 30 home games.
Cove Rangers lost their last game at Elgin City (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Albion Rovers that finished 2-2.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cove Rangers handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and zero defeats.
Cove Rangers are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (30 goals in 11 games). As for guarding their own goal, Cove Rangers have only let in 4 goals at home.
Edinburgh City form and stats
The away team, who have the most points (22) away in League Two, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the League Two. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Edinburgh City's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Queen's Park game.
D. Handling (2) scored in Edinburgh City's previous match, the home game against Annan Athletic that ended 3-0. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Stirling Albion.
Edinburgh City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of six matches.
Edinburgh City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. 16 goals have been conceded by Edinburgh City in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Edinburgh City - Cove Rangers 2-1. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Cove Rangers, zero draws and one win for Edinburgh City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Megginson 18 goals |  J. Masson 11 goals |   D. Handling 9 goals |
Cove Rangers missing players
Edinburgh City missing players
| Cove Rangers | Edinburgh City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 59 | 30 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 19 | 44 |
| 30 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 73% | 78% |
| 83% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | 65% |
| 48% | 27% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 35% |
| 30% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 17% |
| 57% | 27% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 52% |
| 39% | 73% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 18% | 13% |
| 7.5 | 8.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 363 | 202 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 127 | 237 |
| 154 | 85 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 57 | 109 |
| 36% | 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 40% |
- Cove Rangers has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home
- Cove Rangers has the most clean sheets (8) at home
- Cove Rangers has the most clean sheets (9)
- Cove Rangers has the most points (33) at home
- Cove Rangers has the most scored goals (30) at home
- Cove Rangers has the most scored goals (59)
- Cove Rangers has the most scored goals in the first half (29)
- Cove Rangers has the the best goal difference (+26) at home
- Cove Rangers has the the best goal difference (+29)
- 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 won all their matches at home so far.
- Cove Rangers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Cove Rangers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Edinburgh City has the most points (22) away
- Edinburgh City 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 53 |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 50 |
| 3 | Cowdenbeath | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 |
| 4 | Elgin City | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Queen's Park | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Stirling Albion | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Annan Athletic | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -20 | 27 |
| 8 | Albion Rovers | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 24 |
| 9 | Stenhousemuir | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 10 | Brechin City | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -26 | 15 |