Cove Rangers vs East Fife

Cove Rangers

0 - 0

East Fife

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Balmoral Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Cove Rangers 8 · East Fife 9

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.

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

East Fife (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-10

Goals For / Against

15 / 34

Avg: 0.83 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 0.78

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

0.78

0.94

0.83

1.11

1.89

33%

O2.5

56%

44%

BTTS

50%

22%

Score 1st

League-position context

Cove Rangers rank8th

East Fife rank9th

Cove Rangers points38

East Fife points36

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

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

East Fife: #9 · 36 pts · GD -27

31 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts from safety.

2-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.

East Fife last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals3-6

Record0-3-2

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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%

East Fife trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cove Rangers score at home50%

Cove Rangers clean sheet at home22%

East Fife score away61%

East Fife clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Cove Rangers score first22%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first75%

East Fife score first6%

East Fife win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cove Rangers 67% · East Fife 14%

Avg first goal minute: Cove Rangers 14.3' · East Fife 34.0'

Vs league average

Cove Rangers score at home0.94 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.23

East Fife score away0.83 vs 1.23

East Fife concede away1.89 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers score 33% below league average, while East Fife score 32% below league average.

Defensive side: Cove Rangers are 10% below league average at home, and East Fife are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.60 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

East Fife goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

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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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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ P. Slattery

1st substitution · For: L. Latona

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ N. Austin

2nd substitution · For: M. Gaffney

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Teasdale

1st substitution · For: R. McAllister

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Culbert

3rd substitution · For: Jack Healy

82' ↑↓

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82' ⇄ C. Maguire

2nd substitution · For: C. Masson

Cove Rangers vs East Fife 0-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cove Rangers drew 0-0 with East Fife on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in League One. It was played at Balmoral Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. East Fife made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Slattery replacing L. Latona. East Fife made their 2nd substitution at 67', with N. Austin replacing M. Gaffney. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 69', with J. Teasdale replacing R. McAllister. East Fife made their 3rd substitution at 72', with S. Culbert replacing Jack Healy. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 82', with C. Maguire replacing C. Masson.

Cove Rangers used 2 substitutions while East Fife used 3 substitutions.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (60.0%)
BTTS	6 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Cove Rangers vs East Fife Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

02 May 2026 Cove Rangers vs East Fife 0 - 0 14 Feb 2026 East Fife vs Cove Rangers 2 - 1 13 Dec 2025 Cove Rangers vs East Fife 0 - 1 04 Oct 2025 East Fife vs Cove Rangers 2 - 0

2021-2022 Season

30 Apr 2022 East Fife vs Cove Rangers 2 - 3 26 Dec 2021 Cove Rangers vs East Fife 4 - 2 16 Oct 2021 East Fife vs Cove Rangers 4 - 2 14 Aug 2021 Cove Rangers vs East Fife 5 - 2

2020-2021 Season

10 Apr 2021 Cove Rangers vs East Fife — - — 27 Mar 2021 East Fife vs Cove Rangers 0 - 0 17 Oct 2020 Cove Rangers vs East Fife 3 - 1