Cove Rangers vs Montrose

Cove Rangers

3 - 1

Montrose

🕒 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Balmoral Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Cove Rangers 8 · Montrose 7

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

Montrose (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-7-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 33

Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

0.89

0.94

1.28

1.11

1.83

33%

O2.5

56%

44%

BTTS

72%

22%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Cove Rangers rank8th

Montrose rank7th

Cove Rangers points38

Montrose points42

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

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

Montrose: #7 · 42 pts · GD -19

25 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.

4-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.

Montrose last 5 away

D L D L D

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-10

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%

Montrose trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cove Rangers score at home50%

Cove Rangers clean sheet at home22%

Montrose score away83%

Montrose clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Cove Rangers score first22%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first75%

Montrose score first28%

Montrose win after scoring first20%

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

Avg first goal minute: Cove Rangers 14.3' · Montrose 30.2'

Vs league average

Cove Rangers score at home0.94 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.23

Montrose score away1.28 vs 1.23

Montrose concede away1.83 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers score 33% below league average, while Montrose score 4% above league average.

Defensive side: Cove Rangers are 10% below league average at home, and Montrose are 29% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

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

Montrose goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 2

0-15 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

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. O'Donnell

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Eguaibor

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. McAllister

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Maguire

37'

37' A. Steeves

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Towler

1st substitution · For: G. Stevenson

65'

65' B. Yule

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Maguire

1st substitution · For: M. Strachan

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

C. Sandilands

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Lyons

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Darge

2nd substitution · For: L. Bisland

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. Webster

2nd substitution · For: T. Masson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ T. Sutherland

3rd substitution · For: K. Bertie

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

L. O'Donnell

Normal Goal · Assist: R. McAllister

Cove Rangers vs Montrose 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cove Rangers beat Montrose 3-1 on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 in League One. It was played at Balmoral Stadium.

First half: Cove Rangers took the lead at 22' when L. O'Donnell scored, with the assist credited to D. Eguaibor, making the score 1-0. Cove Rangers extended the lead at 26' when R. McAllister scored, with the assist credited to C. Maguire, making the score 2-0. A. Steeves received a yellow card for Montrose at 37'.

Second half: Montrose made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Towler replacing G. Stevenson. B. Yule received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 65'. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 68', with C. Maguire replacing M. Strachan. Montrose reduced the deficit at 72' when C. Sandilands scored, with the assist credited to B. Lyons, making the score 2-1. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 78', with A. Darge replacing L. Bisland. Montrose made their 2nd substitution at 82', with G. Webster replacing T. Masson. Montrose made their 3rd substitution at 82', with T. Sutherland replacing K. Bertie. Cove Rangers extended the lead at 84' when L. O'Donnell scored, with the assist credited to R. McAllister, making the score 3-1.

Cove Rangers used 2 substitutions while Montrose used 3 substitutions. Cove Rangers got 1 yellow card, while Montrose got 1 yellow card.