Cove Rangers vs Stenhousemuir

Cove Rangers

2 - 0

Stenhousemuir

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Balmoral Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Cove Rangers 8 · Stenhousemuir 2

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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

Stenhousemuir (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

19 / 15

Avg: 1.06 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

0.94

1.06

1.11

0.83

33%

O2.5

22%

44%

BTTS

33%

22%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Cove Rangers rank8th

Stenhousemuir rank2nd

Cove Rangers points38

Stenhousemuir points67

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

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

Stenhousemuir: #2 · 67 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 31 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-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.

Stenhousemuir last 5 away

W L D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index56

Goals6-5

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.

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%

Stenhousemuir trend breakdown

Over 2.522%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.517%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Cove Rangers score at home50%

Cove Rangers clean sheet at home22%

Stenhousemuir score away67%

Stenhousemuir clean sheet away44%

First-goal patterns

Cove Rangers score first22%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first75%

Stenhousemuir score first39%

Stenhousemuir win after scoring first57%

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

Avg first goal minute: Cove Rangers 14.3' · Stenhousemuir 37.3'

Vs league average

Cove Rangers score at home0.94 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers concede at home1.11 vs 1.23

Stenhousemuir score away1.06 vs 1.23

Stenhousemuir concede away0.83 vs 1.42

Cove Rangers score 33% below league average, while Stenhousemuir score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Cove Rangers are 10% below league average at home, and Stenhousemuir are 41% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.00

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.50 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

Stenhousemuir goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

46-60 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 0

76-90+ 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

—

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

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Emslie

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Maguire

18'

18' S. McGill

23'

23' L. Grant

24'

24' R. Meechan

26'

26' L. Carroll

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Grant

1st substitution · For: F. Gray

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. McGill

2nd substitution · For: Olly Whyte

51'

51' K. Bilham

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Megginson

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Harrington

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ E. O'Reilly

3rd substitution · For: D. Carrick

74'

74' N. Jamieson

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Carroll

1st substitution · For: L. Bisland

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Megginson

2nd substitution · For: D. Eguaibor

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Aitken

4th substitution · For: Z. Cameron

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ C. Maguire

3rd substitution · For: C. Masson

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ R. Taylor

5th substitution · For: F. Robson

Cove Rangers vs Stenhousemuir 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cove Rangers beat Stenhousemuir 2-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in League One. It was played at Balmoral Stadium.

First half: Cove Rangers took an early lead at 10' when A. Emslie scored, with the assist credited to C. Maguire, making the score 1-0. S. McGill received a yellow card for Stenhousemuir at 18'. L. Grant received a yellow card for Stenhousemuir at 23'. R. Meechan received a yellow card for Stenhousemuir at 24'. L. Carroll received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 26'.

Second half: Stenhousemuir made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Grant replacing F. Gray. Stenhousemuir made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. McGill replacing Olly Whyte. K. Bilham received a yellow card for Stenhousemuir at 51'. Cove Rangers extended the lead at 56' when M. Megginson scored, with the assist credited to R. Harrington, making the score 2-0. Stenhousemuir made their 3rd substitution at 62', with E. O'Reilly replacing D. Carrick. N. Jamieson received a yellow card for Stenhousemuir at 74'. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 74', with L. Carroll replacing L. Bisland. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 74', with M. Megginson replacing D. Eguaibor. Stenhousemuir made their 4th substitution at 78', with M. Aitken replacing Z. Cameron. Cove Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 80', with C. Maguire replacing C. Masson. Stenhousemuir made their 5th substitution at 86', with R. Taylor replacing F. Robson.

Cove Rangers used 3 substitutions while Stenhousemuir used 5 substitutions. Cove Rangers got 1 yellow card, while Stenhousemuir got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	1 (12.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Cove Rangers vs Stenhousemuir Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

18 Apr 2026 Cove Rangers vs Stenhousemuir 2 - 0 28 Feb 2026 Stenhousemuir vs Cove Rangers 1 - 0 18 Oct 2025 Cove Rangers vs Stenhousemuir 0 - 1 09 Aug 2025 Stenhousemuir vs Cove Rangers 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

22 Mar 2025 Cove Rangers vs Stenhousemuir 0 - 0 25 Jan 2025 Stenhousemuir vs Cove Rangers 0 - 4 03 Dec 2024 Cove Rangers vs Stenhousemuir 0 - 3 24 Aug 2024 Stenhousemuir vs Cove Rangers 3 - 2