Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical

Cove Rangers

2 - 2

Hamilton Academical

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Balmoral Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Cove Rangers 8 · Hamilton Academical 3

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.

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

Hamilton Academical (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 29

Avg: 1.60 / 1.45

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.35

0.94

1.60

1.11

1.45

33%

O2.5

72%

44%

BTTS

44%

22%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Cove Rangers rank8th

Hamilton Academical rank3rd

Cove Rangers points38

Hamilton Academical points55

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

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

Hamilton Academical: #3 · 55 pts · GD +12

12 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

17-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.

Hamilton Academical last 5 away

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals8-7

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 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%

Hamilton Academical trend breakdown

Over 2.572%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Cove Rangers score at home50%

Cove Rangers clean sheet at home22%

Hamilton Academical score away67%

Hamilton Academical clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Cove Rangers score first22%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first75%

Hamilton Academical score first17%

Hamilton Academical win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cove Rangers 67% · Hamilton Academical 25%

Avg first goal minute: Cove Rangers 14.3' · Hamilton Academical 25.0'

Vs league average

Cove Rangers score at home0.94 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.23

Hamilton Academical score away1.60 vs 1.23

Hamilton Academical concede away1.45 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers score 33% below league average, while Hamilton Academical score 30% above league average.

Defensive side: Cove Rangers are 10% below league average at home, and Hamilton Academical are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Hamilton Academical goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

31-45 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

—

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

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Darge

Own Goal

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

L. Kilday

Normal Goal · Assist: Alexander Hutton

52' ↑↓

↑↓

52' ⇄ S. Bradley

1st substitution · For: S. McKinstry

62'

62' L. Carroll

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Teasdale

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Emslie

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ M. Megginson

1st substitution · For: D. Eguaibor

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. O'Donnell

2nd substitution · For: C. Masson

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Yule

3rd substitution · For: R. McAllister

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ E. Simpson

2nd substitution · For: G. Crookston

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

C. Maguire

Normal Goal

Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cove Rangers drew 2-2 with Hamilton Academical on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in League One. It was played at Balmoral Stadium.

First half: Hamilton Academical took the lead at 17' when A. Darge scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-1. Hamilton Academical extended the lead at 39' when L. Kilday scored, with the assist credited to Alexander Hutton, making the score 0-2.

Second half: Hamilton Academical made their 1st substitution at 52', with S. Bradley replacing S. McKinstry. L. Carroll received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 62'. Cove Rangers reduced the deficit at 66' when J. Teasdale scored, with the assist credited to A. Emslie, making the score 1-2. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. Megginson replacing D. Eguaibor. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 77', with L. O'Donnell replacing C. Masson. Cove Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 77', with B. Yule replacing R. McAllister. Hamilton Academical made their 2nd substitution at 80', with E. Simpson replacing G. Crookston. Cove Rangers found a late equaliser at 90+1' when C. Maguire scored, making the score 2-2.

Cove Rangers used 3 substitutions while Hamilton Academical used 2 substitutions. Cove Rangers got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 2 - 2 24 Jan 2026 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 2 - 0 15 Nov 2025 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 2 - 1 30 Aug 2025 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 0 - 0

2023-2024 Season

23 Mar 2024 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 1 - 3 13 Jan 2024 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 2 - 0 04 Nov 2023 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 1 - 0 05 Aug 2023 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 1 - 0