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Full-Time Result Prediction
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Cove Rangers to Win
The League One meeting at Balmoral Stadium on Saturday will see home side Cove Rangers welcome Stirling Albion.
Our tips, poll and stats for Cove Rangers v Stirling Albion can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
Both Teams to Score Prediction
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๐ Form Guide
Cove Rangers
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Cove Rangers will be wanting a better result here after the 1-3 League One loss in their previous game against Hamilton Academical.
The only scorer from Cove Rangers was Connor Scully (13' Own goal, 56'). Euan Henderson (83') and Kevin O'Hara (86') scored for Hamilton Academical.
In their past six games, Paul Hartley's Cove Rangers have hit the target 7 times, an average number of goals per match equal to 1.17.
Coming into this contest, Cove Rangers havenโt won at home in the past 3 matches in the league.
Stirling Albion
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Stirling Albion will come into the clash after a 1-0 League One win with the defeat of Montrose in their last fixture.
The only name on the scoresheet from Stirling Albion was Kieran Offord (92').
In the course of their 6 previous matches, Darren Young's Stirling Albion have slotted home 8 times therefore yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.33.
Coming into this contest, Stirling Albion have not won away from home in their last 4 league games.
๐ฅ Head to head
A look at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 09/11/2019 shows that Cove Rangers have won 3 of them & Stirling Albion 1, with the number of drawn matches being 2.
Those games werenโt short on goals, either, with 26 in all at an average of 4.33 goals per match.
The last league clash featuring these sides was League One match day 23 on 03/02/2024 when it finished Stirling Albion 2-2 Cove Rangers.
The match was refereed by Iain Snedden.
โน๏ธ Team News: Cove Rangers
The Cove Rangers boss Paul Hartley has zero fitness concerns at all coming into this clash with a completely healthy group to choose from.
โน๏ธ Team News: Stirling Albion
Thanks to a fully injury-free group to pick from, the Stirling Albion boss Darren Young has zero fitness concerns to speak of before this clash.
๐ง Prediction
Weโre of the view that Stirling Albion should have enough to find the net against this Cove Rangers lineup, but that probably wonโt quite be enough to prevent defeat.
We reckon that it will be a 2-1 winning margin for Cove Rangers at the end of this one. There shouldnโt be much in it, either way.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 14:05 30/03/2024
Correct Score Prediction
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2-1
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Cove Rangers
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium (3,023)
Captain: Mitch Megginson
Chairman: Keith Moorhouse
Manager: Paul Hartley
Competitions: League One position 5
๐ Star Player: Rumarn Burrell
Mostly used in the Striker position, Rumarn Burrell was born in Birmingham, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Falkirk in the 2022 - 2023 season, the dangerous Forward has struck 19 league goals in the League One 2023 - 2024 campaign to date from a total of 30 appearances.
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Cove Rangers |
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Stirling Albion |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Stirling Albion |
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Cove Rangers |
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Stirling Albion |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 78 | DWWWW |
| 2 |
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30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 61 | DWWWW |
| 3 |
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30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 47 | LWWLL |
| 4 |
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30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 46 | WWWDL |
| 5 |
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30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 43 | WLLWL |
| 6 |
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30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 34 | LLLWL |
| 7 |
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30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 34 | DDLLW |
| 8 |
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30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 33 | LDLLW |
| 9 |
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30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 30 | LDWDW |
| 10 |
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30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | -52 | 5 | LLLLL |
| Annan Athletic |
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Cove Rangers |
| Falkirk |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Stirling Albion |
| Cove Rangers |
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Hamilton Academical |
| Kelty Hearts |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Montrose |
| Kelty Hearts |
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Stirling Albion |
| Stirling Albion |
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Alloa Athletic |
| Cove Rangers |
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Stirling Albion |
| Stirling Albion |
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Montrose |
| Hamilton Academical |
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Stirling Albion |
| Stirling Albion |
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Falkirk |
| Cove Rangers |
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Hamilton Academical |
| Cove Rangers |
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Montrose |
| Cove Rangers |
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Falkirk |
| Cove Rangers |
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Annan Athletic |
| Cove Rangers |
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Queen Of The South |
| Cove Rangers |
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Kelty Hearts |
| Hamilton Academical |
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Stirling Albion |
| Queen Of The South |
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Stirling Albion |
| Annan Athletic |
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Stirling Albion |
| Alloa Athletic |
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Stirling Albion |
| Montrose |
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Stirling Albion |
| Falkirk |
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Stirling Albion |
| Goals scored | 1.8 |
| Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| Time first goal scored | 41 |
| Time first goal conceded | 34 |
| Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| Red cards | 0.1 |
| Subs used | 2.5 |
| Biggest victory | 7-2 |
| Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
| Goals scored | 0.7 |
| Goals conceded | 2 |
| Time first goal scored | 46 |
| Time first goal conceded | 30 |
| Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| Red cards | 0.2 |
| Subs used | 4.1 |
| Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
| Rumarn Burrell | 20 |
| Mitch Megginson | 8 |
| Connor Scully | 5 |
| Kyle Connell | 4 |
| Josh Kerr | 4 |
| Dale Carrick | 8 |
| Josh Cooper | 6 |
| Paul McLean | 3 |
| Kieran Offord | 3 |
| Cammy Clark | 2 |
| Cove Rangers |
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Alloa Athletic |
| Queen Of The South |
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Cove Rangers |
| Cove Rangers |
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Edinburgh City |
| Stirling Albion |
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Queen Of The South |
| Edinburgh City |
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Stirling Albion |
| Stirling Albion |
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Annan Athletic |
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