Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers

Alloa Athletic

2 - 2

Cove Rangers

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Indodrill Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Alloa Athletic 5 · Cove Rangers 8

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.

Team Overview

Alloa Athletic (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

28 / 17

Avg: 1.56 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cove Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 24

Avg: 1.33 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.67

PPG

1.06

1.56

1.33

0.94

1.33

50%

O2.5

44%

50%

BTTS

44%

33%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Alloa Athletic rank5th

Cove Rangers rank8th

Alloa Athletic points53

Cove Rangers points38

Alloa Athletic: #5 · 53 pts · GD +12

14 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

29 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts from safety.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Alloa Athletic last 5 home

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cove Rangers last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Alloa Athletic trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 6%

Cove Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Alloa Athletic score at home78%

Alloa Athletic clean sheet at home39%

Cove Rangers score away61%

Cove Rangers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Alloa Athletic score first33%

Alloa Athletic win after scoring first50%

Cove Rangers score first11%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Alloa Athletic 50% · Cove Rangers 40%

Avg first goal minute: Alloa Athletic 30.5' · Cove Rangers 9.5'

Vs league average

Alloa Athletic score at home1.56 vs 1.42

Alloa Athletic concede at home0.94 vs 1.23

Cove Rangers score away1.33 vs 1.23

Cove Rangers concede away1.33 vs 1.42

Alloa Athletic score 10% above league average, while Cove Rangers score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Alloa Athletic are 23% below league average at home, and Cove Rangers are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Alloa Athletic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

Cove Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

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8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Gentles

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Clarke

63'

63' L. Parker

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Clarke

1st substitution · For: S. Hetherington

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Darge

1st substitution · For: L. Bisland

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ F. Fyvie

2nd substitution · For: R. McAllister

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. O'Donnell

3rd substitution · For: D. Eguaibor

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Emslie

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Bisland

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Megginson

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Eguaibor

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ O. Foster

2nd substitution · For: C. Sammon

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Megginson

4th substitution · For: J. Eguaibor

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ S. Scougall

3rd substitution · For: L. Rankin

90+3' ⚽

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90+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

L. Donnelly

Normal Goal

Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Alloa Athletic drew 2-2 with Cove Rangers on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in League One. It was played at Indodrill Stadium.

First half: Alloa Athletic took an early lead at 8' when J. Gentles scored, with the assist credited to A. Clarke, making the score 1-0.

Second half: L. Parker received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 63'. Alloa Athletic made their 1st substitution at 73', with A. Clarke replacing S. Hetherington. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 76', with A. Darge replacing L. Bisland. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 76', with F. Fyvie replacing R. McAllister. Cove Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 81', with L. O'Donnell replacing D. Eguaibor. Cove Rangers leveled the score at 83' when A. Emslie scored, with the assist credited to L. Bisland, making the score 1-1. Cove Rangers took the lead at 86' when M. Megginson scored, with the assist credited to D. Eguaibor, making the score 1-2. Alloa Athletic made their 2nd substitution at 87', with O. Foster replacing C. Sammon. Cove Rangers made their 4th substitution at 88', with M. Megginson replacing J. Eguaibor. Alloa Athletic made their 3rd substitution at 88', with S. Scougall replacing L. Rankin. Alloa Athletic found a late equaliser at 90+3' when L. Donnelly scored, making the score 2-2.

Alloa Athletic used 3 substitutions while Cove Rangers used 4 substitutions. Cove Rangers got 1 yellow card.