East Fife vs Cove Rangers

2 - 0

🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 MGM Timber Bayview Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

East Fife 6 · Cove Rangers 9

Team Overview

East Fife (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 2

Avg: 1.33 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cove Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-4

Goals For / Against

1 / 8

Avg: 0.25 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.00

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

1.67

PPG

0.00

1.33

0.25

0.67

2.00

33%

O2.5

50%

33%

BTTS

25%

67%

Score 1st

League-position context

East Fife rank6th

Cove Rangers rank9th

East Fife points8

Cove Rangers points5

East Fife: #6 · 8 pts · GD +1

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cove Rangers: #9 · 5 pts · GD -4

11 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

East Fife last 5 home

D D W

Points5/9

Weighted index44

Goals4-2

Record1-2-0

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 last 5 away

Points0/12

Weighted index0

Goals1-8

Record0-0-4

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.

East Fife trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 67% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Cove Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

East Fife score at home67%

East Fife clean sheet at home67%

Cove Rangers score away25%

Cove Rangers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

East Fife score first67%

East Fife win after scoring first50%

Cove Rangers score first0%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: East Fife 0% · Cove Rangers 0%

Avg first goal minute: East Fife 66.5' · Cove Rangers —

Vs league average

East Fife score at home1.33 vs 1.71

East Fife concede at home0.67 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers score away0.25 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers concede away2.00 vs 1.71

East Fife score 22% below league average, while Cove Rangers score 71% below league average.

Defensive side: East Fife are 22% below league average at home, and Cove Rangers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

East Fife goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Cove Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

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

—

Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

52'

52' B. Easton

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ R. McAllister

1st substitution · For: E. Oppong

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ P. Slattery

1st substitution · For: J. Fairley

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Gaffney

2nd substitution · For: C. Dow

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Dow

Normal Goal

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Fairley

Normal Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ C. Ross

3rd substitution · For: Jack Healy

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Teasdale

2nd substitution · For: T. Stephen

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

East Fife beat Cove Rangers 2-0 on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in League One. It was played at MGM Timber Bayview Stadium.

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

Second half: B. Easton received a yellow card for East Fife at 52'. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 71', with R. McAllister replacing E. Oppong. East Fife made their 1st substitution at 78', with P. Slattery replacing J. Fairley. East Fife made their 2nd substitution at 78', with M. Gaffney replacing C. Dow. East Fife took the lead at 80' when C. Dow scored, making the score 1-0. East Fife extended the lead at 87' when J. Fairley scored, making the score 2-0. East Fife made their 3rd substitution at 88', with C. Ross replacing Jack Healy. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 88', with J. Teasdale replacing T. Stephen.

East Fife used 3 substitutions while Cove Rangers used 2 substitutions. East Fife got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	11
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (54.5%)
BTTS	6 (54.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

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

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

2026-2027 Season

08 Aug 2026 East Fife vs Cove Rangers 2 - 0

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