Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers

Hamilton Academical

2 - 0

Cove Rangers

🕒 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 ZLX Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Hamilton Academical 3 · Cove Rangers 8

Team Overview

Hamilton Academical (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-6

Goals For / Against

32 / 19

Avg: 1.60 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 1.90

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cove Rangers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-9

Goals For / Against

24 / 24

Avg: 1.33 / 1.33

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

1.90

PPG

1.06

1.60

1.33

0.95

1.33

44%

O2.5

44%

BTTS

44%

28%

Score 1st

11%

League-position context

Hamilton Academical rank3rd

Cove Rangers rank8th

Hamilton Academical points55

Cove Rangers points38

Hamilton Academical: #3 · 55 pts · GD +12

12 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cove Rangers: #8 · 38 pts · GD -3

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

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

Hamilton Academical last 5 home

W W L L L

Points6/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-7

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 last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Hamilton Academical trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 11%

Cove Rangers trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Hamilton Academical score at home83%

Hamilton Academical clean sheet at home44%

Cove Rangers score away61%

Cove Rangers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Hamilton Academical score first28%

Hamilton Academical win after scoring first80%

Cove Rangers score first11%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Hamilton Academical 25% · Cove Rangers 40%

Avg first goal minute: Hamilton Academical 33.2' · Cove Rangers 9.5'

Vs league average

Hamilton Academical score at home1.60 vs 1.42

Hamilton Academical concede at home0.95 vs 1.23

Cove Rangers score away1.33 vs 1.23

Cove Rangers concede away1.33 vs 1.42

Hamilton Academical score 13% above league average, while Cove Rangers score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Hamilton Academical are 23% below league average at home, and Cove Rangers are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 1.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Hamilton Academical goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Cove Rangers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 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

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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

4' ↑↓

↑↓

4' ⇄ C. Maguire

1st substitution · For: F. Fyvie

54'

54' R. Harrington

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Darge

2nd substitution · For: Jamie Masson

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ E. Simpson

1st substitution · For: O. Shaw

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

O. Shaw

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Hendrie

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Newbury

2nd substitution · For: G. Crookston

77'

77' M. Doyle

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. O'Donnell

3rd substitution · For: J. Teasdale

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. MacDonald

Normal Goal

85'

85' S. Bradley

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ S. McKinstry

3rd substitution · For: L. Morgan

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

Hamilton Academical beat Cove Rangers 2-0 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 in League One. It was played at ZLX Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 4', with C. Maguire replacing F. Fyvie.

Second half: R. Harrington received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 54'. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 62', with A. Darge replacing Jamie Masson. Hamilton Academical made their 1st substitution at 65', with E. Simpson replacing O. Shaw. Hamilton Academical took the lead at 68' when O. Shaw scored, with the assist credited to S. Hendrie, making the score 1-0. Hamilton Academical made their 2nd substitution at 71', with C. Newbury replacing G. Crookston. M. Doyle received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 77'. Cove Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 81', with L. O'Donnell replacing J. Teasdale. Hamilton Academical extended the lead at 83' when K. MacDonald scored, making the score 2-0. S. Bradley received a yellow card for Hamilton Academical at 85'. Hamilton Academical made their 3rd substitution at 86', with S. McKinstry replacing L. Morgan.

Hamilton Academical used 3 substitutions while Cove Rangers used 3 substitutions. Hamilton Academical got 1 yellow card, while Cove Rangers got 2 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (37.5%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

21 Mar 2026 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 2 - 2 24 Jan 2026 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 2 - 0 15 Nov 2025 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 2 - 1 30 Aug 2025 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 0 - 0

2023-2024 Season

23 Mar 2024 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 1 - 3 13 Jan 2024 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 2 - 0 04 Nov 2023 Cove Rangers vs Hamilton Academical 1 - 0 05 Aug 2023 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 1 - 0