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The time is almost upon us for the long-awaited Chamionship Play-offs semi-final contest between Queen Of The South and Cove Rangers on Tuesday. Given that they’ve both made it to this stage, and with the prize for the side that makes it through the clash being a coveted place in the final of the competition, let’s hope for a beauty.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Queen Of The South v Cove Rangers can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
Queen Of The South enter this game coming off the back of a 1-1 League One stalemate vs Arbroath.
The only name on the scoresheet from Queen Of The South was Reece Lyon (43'). Ryan Dow (75') scored for Arbroath.
Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that there has been much resilience in the Queen Of The South backline. Queen Of The South have given the opposition little, with the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their last six clashes standing at 4. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.
Cove Rangers head into the game following a 2-4 League One win with the defeat of Annan Athletic in their previous match.
Josh Todd (35' Own goal) and Aidan Smith (84') scored for Annan Athletic.
The numbers tell their own story, and Cove Rangers have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. Defensively, Cove Rangers certainly have room for improvement.
A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 27/01/2024 shows that Queen Of The South have won 4 of them and Cove Rangers 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 0.
A total of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 8 of them from The Doonhamers and 6 for The Wee Rangers. The average goals per game has been 2.33.
The previous league game between the two was League One match day 28 on 08/03/2025 when it finished Cove Rangers 3-1 Queen Of The South.
The referee was Euan Anderson.
We’re of the opinion that Cove Rangers and Queen Of The South should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. We’re therefore expecting a very even match with a 1-1 score draw when the full-time whistle blows.
Turning to the betting odds in the WDW market, putting your money on Queen Of The South is available for 2.35, a bet on the game finishing all-square is 3.25 & betting on a win for Cove Rangers can be had at 2.63. These are the most competitive market prices that can be secured as of now.
Lucas Pereira, 07:00 05/05/2025
🏟️ Team Focus:
Queen Of The South
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Palmerston Park (8,690)
Captain: Matty Douglas
Chairman: Billy Hewitson
Manager: Peter Murphy
Competitions: League One position 3, Chamionship Play-offs (Semi-Finals)
🔑 Star Player: Adam Brooks
Usually taking to the field in the Striker position, Adam Brooks was born in Bonhill, Scotland. After having played his first senior match for Inverness C.T. in the 2023 - 2024 season, the gifted Forward has struck 10 league goals in this League One 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in 31 appearances.
| Cove Rangers |
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Queen Of The South |
| Queen Of The South |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Queen Of The South |
| Queen Of The South |
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Cove Rangers |
| Queen Of The South |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Queen Of The South |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 64 | WWLLD |
| 2 |
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36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 57 | LWDDW |
| 3 |
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36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 55 | WWWWD |
| 4 |
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36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 53 | LLDLW |
| 5 |
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36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 51 | WWDWL |
| 6 |
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36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 44 | LWLDW |
| 7 |
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36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 43 | WLDWW |
| 8 |
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36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 40 | LLDLL |
| 9 |
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36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | -27 | 36 | LLWLL |
| 10 |
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36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -15 | 20 | WLDWL |
| Arbroath |
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Queen Of The South |
| Queen Of The South |
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Stenhousemuir |
| Kelty Hearts |
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Queen Of The South |
| Queen Of The South |
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Montrose |
| Annan Athletic |
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Queen Of The South |
| Queen Of The South |
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Inverness C.T. |
| Annan Athletic |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Kelty Hearts |
| Cove Rangers |
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Alloa Athletic |
| Dumbarton |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Inverness C.T. |
| Arbroath |
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Cove Rangers |
| Queen Of The South |
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Stenhousemuir |
| Queen Of The South |
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Montrose |
| Queen Of The South |
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Inverness C.T. |
| Queen Of The South |
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Alloa Athletic |
| Queen Of The South |
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Kelty Hearts |
| Queen Of The South |
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Arbroath |
| Annan Athletic |
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Cove Rangers |
| Dumbarton |
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Cove Rangers |
| Arbroath |
|
Cove Rangers |
| Montrose |
|
Cove Rangers |
| Kelty Hearts |
|
Cove Rangers |
| Alloa Athletic |
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Cove Rangers |
| Adam Brooks | 10 |
| Jordan Allan | 5 |
| Michael Hewitt | 4 |
| Reece Lyon | 4 |
| Kieran McKechnie | 3 |
| Mitch Megginson | 13 |
| Adam Emslie | 10 |
| Fraser Fyvie | 8 |
| Findlay Marshall | 7 |
| Declan Glass | 3 |
| Queen Of The South |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Queen Of The South |
| Queen Of The South |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Queen Of The South |
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