Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic

Cove Rangers

0 - 1

Alloa Athletic

🕒 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Balmoral Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Cove Rangers 8 · Alloa Athletic 5

Team Overview

Cove Rangers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-7-7

Goals For / Against

17 / 20

Avg: 0.94 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Alloa Athletic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 21

Avg: 1.22 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.28

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

1.06

PPG

1.28

0.94

1.22

1.11

1.17

33%

O2.5

39%

44%

BTTS

39%

22%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Cove Rangers rank8th

Alloa Athletic rank5th

Cove Rangers points38

Alloa Athletic points53

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

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

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.

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

Cove Rangers last 5 home

D W L D W

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-4

Record2-2-1

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 last 5 away

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-10

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cove Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Alloa Athletic trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 56% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cove Rangers score at home50%

Cove Rangers clean sheet at home22%

Alloa Athletic score away67%

Alloa Athletic clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Cove Rangers score first22%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first75%

Alloa Athletic score first28%

Alloa Athletic win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cove Rangers 67% · Alloa Athletic 0%

Avg first goal minute: Cove Rangers 14.3' · Alloa Athletic 24.4'

Vs league average

Cove Rangers score at home0.94 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.23

Alloa Athletic score away1.22 vs 1.23

Alloa Athletic concede away1.17 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers score 33% below league average, while Alloa Athletic score level with league average.

Defensive side: Cove Rangers are 10% below league average at home, and Alloa Athletic are 18% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Cove Rangers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 0

Alloa Athletic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

46-60 4

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

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

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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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

38'

38' L. Stewart

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Roberts

Normal Goal · Assist: C. O'Donnell

55'

55' C. Maguire

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. McAllister

1st substitution · For: D. Eguaibor

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Donnelly

1st substitution · For: C. Gallagher

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Maguire

2nd substitution · For: C. Masson

83'

83' L. Bisland

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ C. Burnside

2nd substitution · For: K. Orsi

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ S. Scougall

3rd substitution · For: L. Rankin

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. O'Donnell

4th substitution · For: C. Waters

Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Alloa Athletic beat Cove Rangers 1-0 on Saturday, 04 April 2026 in League One. It was played at Balmoral Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. L. Stewart received a yellow card for Alloa Athletic at 38'.

Second half: Alloa Athletic took the lead at 52' when K. Roberts scored, with the assist credited to C. O'Donnell, making the score 0-1. C. Maguire received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 55'. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 62', with R. McAllister replacing D. Eguaibor. Alloa Athletic made their 1st substitution at 76', with L. Donnelly replacing C. Gallagher. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 77', with C. Maguire replacing C. Masson. L. Bisland received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 83'. Alloa Athletic made their 2nd substitution at 84', with C. Burnside replacing K. Orsi. Alloa Athletic made their 3rd substitution at 88', with S. Scougall replacing L. Rankin. Alloa Athletic made their 4th substitution at 88', with C. O'Donnell replacing C. Waters.

Cove Rangers used 2 substitutions while Alloa Athletic used 4 substitutions. Cove Rangers got 2 yellow cards, while Alloa Athletic got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	16
Home Wins	5
Draws	4
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (62.5%)
BTTS	9 (56.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (50.0%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Apr 2026 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 0 - 1 31 Jan 2026 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 2 - 2 22 Nov 2025 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 0 - 0 20 Sep 2025 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

19 Apr 2025 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 01 Mar 2025 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 2 - 1 21 Dec 2024 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 2 - 0 05 Oct 2024 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 0 - 2

2023-2024 Season

20 Apr 2024 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 2 - 3 17 Feb 2024 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 4 - 1 16 Dec 2023 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 1 - 2 02 Sep 2023 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 1 - 0

2021-2022 Season

16 Apr 2022 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 3 - 0 26 Feb 2022 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 2 - 2 18 Dec 2021 Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic 3 - 0 02 Oct 2021 Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers 1 - 3