East Kilbride vs Cove Rangers

East Kilbride

3 - 0

Cove Rangers

🕒 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 K Park Training Academy 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

East Kilbride 4 · Cove Rangers 9

How the match was won

Physical contest: 3 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

East Kilbride (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 3

Avg: 2.75 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.25

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

2.25

PPG

0.00

2.75

0.25

0.75

2.00

75%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

25%

75%

Score 1st

League-position context

East Kilbride rank4th

Cove Rangers rank9th

East Kilbride points10

Cove Rangers points5

East Kilbride: #4 · 10 pts · GD +1

6 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 3 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.

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

East Kilbride last 5 home

W L W W

Points9/12

Weighted index70

Goals11-3

Record3-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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 Kilbride trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

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 Kilbride score at home75%

East Kilbride clean sheet at home25%

Cove Rangers score away25%

Cove Rangers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

East Kilbride score first75%

East Kilbride win after scoring first100%

Cove Rangers score first0%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first0%

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

Avg first goal minute: East Kilbride 26.7' · Cove Rangers —

Vs league average

East Kilbride score at home2.75 vs 1.71

East Kilbride concede at home0.75 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers score away0.25 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers concede away2.00 vs 1.71

East Kilbride score 61% above league average, while Cove Rangers score 71% below league average.

Defensive side: East Kilbride are 12% below league average at home, and Cove Rangers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1

Avg goals3.00

BTTS0%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

East Kilbride goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 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

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ O. Moffat

1st substitution · For: C. McGuffie

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ D. Oladipo

1st substitution · For: J. Teasdale

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Elliott

Penalty

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ L. McGrattan

2nd substitution · For: F. Gray

67'

67' M. Barry

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

C. Elliott

Penalty

68'

68' R. Mutch

70'

70' J. Hamilton

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ R. McAllister

2nd substitution · For: E. Oppong

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ João Baldé

3rd substitution · For: Alexander Smith

87'

87' A. Darge

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Alexander Smith

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Elliott

East Kilbride vs Cove Rangers 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

East Kilbride beat Cove Rangers 3-0 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in League One. It was played at K Park Training Academy.

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

Second half: East Kilbride made their 1st substitution at 46', with O. Moffat replacing C. McGuffie. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 54', with D. Oladipo replacing J. Teasdale. East Kilbride took the lead at 58' when C. Elliott scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. East Kilbride made their 2nd substitution at 60', with L. McGrattan replacing F. Gray. M. Barry received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 67'. East Kilbride extended the lead at 67' when C. Elliott scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. R. Mutch received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 68'. J. Hamilton received a yellow card for East Kilbride at 70'. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 75', with R. McAllister replacing E. Oppong. East Kilbride made their 3rd substitution at 75', with João Baldé replacing Alexander Smith. A. Darge received a red card for Cove Rangers at 87'. East Kilbride added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Alexander Smith scored, with the assist credited to C. Elliott, making the score 3-0.

East Kilbride used 3 substitutions while Cove Rangers used 2 substitutions. East Kilbride got 1 yellow card, while Cove Rangers got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 3 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

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

2026-2027 Season

15 Aug 2026 East Kilbride vs Cove Rangers 3 - 0