Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts

Cove Rangers

1 - 1

Kelty Hearts

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Balmoral Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Cove Rangers 8 · Kelty Hearts 10

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

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

Kelty Hearts (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 29

Avg: 1.22 / 1.61

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

1.06

PPG

1.06

0.94

1.22

1.11

1.61

33%

O2.5

61%

44%

BTTS

67%

22%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Cove Rangers rank8th

Kelty Hearts rank10th

Cove Rangers points38

Kelty Hearts points29

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

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

Kelty Hearts: #10 · 29 pts · GD -29

38 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts from safety.

9-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.

Kelty Hearts last 5 away

W L W L L

Points6/15

Weighted index53

Goals5-6

Record2-0-3

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%

Kelty Hearts trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cove Rangers score at home50%

Cove Rangers clean sheet at home22%

Kelty Hearts score away83%

Kelty Hearts clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Cove Rangers score first22%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first75%

Kelty Hearts score first33%

Kelty Hearts win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cove Rangers 67% · Kelty Hearts 50%

Avg first goal minute: Cove Rangers 14.3' · Kelty Hearts 45.0'

Vs league average

Cove Rangers score at home0.94 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.23

Kelty Hearts score away1.22 vs 1.23

Kelty Hearts concede away1.61 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers score 33% below league average, while Kelty Hearts score level with league average.

Defensive side: Cove Rangers are 10% below league average at home, and Kelty Hearts are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 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

Kelty Hearts goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 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

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

—

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

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Brydon

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Fisher

45'

45' J. Eguaibor

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Eguaibor

1st substitution · For: J. Teasdale

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. McAllister

2nd substitution · For: A. Emslie

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Cunningham

1st substitution · For: A. Pettifer

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Maguire

3rd substitution · For: C. Masson

73'

73' R. Harrington

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ I. Murray

2nd substitution · For: J. Graham

73'

73' C. Clay

80'

80' S. Fisher

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Masson

Normal Goal

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Ferguson

3rd substitution · For: A. Arnott

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Moore

4th substitution · For: C. Cooper

Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cove Rangers drew 1-1 with Kelty Hearts on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in League One. It was played at Balmoral Stadium.

First half: Kelty Hearts took the lead at 43' when J. Brydon scored, with the assist credited to S. Fisher, making the score 0-1. J. Eguaibor received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 45'.

Second half: Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Eguaibor replacing J. Teasdale. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. McAllister replacing A. Emslie. Kelty Hearts made their 1st substitution at 63', with R. Cunningham replacing A. Pettifer. Cove Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 68', with C. Maguire replacing C. Masson. R. Harrington received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 73'. Kelty Hearts made their 2nd substitution at 73', with I. Murray replacing J. Graham. C. Clay received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 73'. S. Fisher received a yellow card for Kelty Hearts at 80'. Cove Rangers leveled the score at 82' when C. Masson scored, making the score 1-1. Kelty Hearts made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Ferguson replacing A. Arnott. Kelty Hearts made their 4th substitution at 83', with L. Moore replacing C. Cooper.

Cove Rangers used 3 substitutions while Kelty Hearts used 4 substitutions. Cove Rangers got 2 yellow cards, while Kelty Hearts got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	6
Draws	5
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (50.0%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	5
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers 0 - 2 21 Feb 2026 Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts 1 - 1 20 Dec 2025 Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers 2 - 5 27 Sep 2025 Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts 0 - 2

2024-2025 Season

26 Apr 2025 Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts 2 - 2 11 Mar 2025 Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers 0 - 4 14 Dec 2024 Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts 0 - 0 14 Sep 2024 Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers 1 - 3

2023-2024 Season

16 Mar 2024 Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers 0 - 1 06 Jan 2024 Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts 2 - 2 11 Nov 2023 Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers 0 - 1 16 Sep 2023 Cove Rangers vs Kelty Hearts 2 - 2