Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers

Hamilton Academical

1 - 0

Cove Rangers

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 ZLX Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Hamilton Academical 2 · Cove Rangers 9

Team Overview

Hamilton Academical (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

6 / 0

Avg: 2.00 / 0.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

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

3.00

PPG

0.00

2.00

0.25

0.00

2.00

33%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

25%

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Hamilton Academical rank2nd

Cove Rangers rank9th

Hamilton Academical points16

Cove Rangers points5

Hamilton Academical: #2 · 16 pts · GD +12

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 9 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.

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

Hamilton Academical last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals6-0

Record3-0-0

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.

Hamilton Academical trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 33% · 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

Hamilton Academical score at home100%

Hamilton Academical clean sheet at home100%

Cove Rangers score away25%

Cove Rangers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Hamilton Academical score first100%

Hamilton Academical win after scoring first100%

Cove Rangers score first0%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Hamilton Academical 0% · Cove Rangers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Hamilton Academical 18.3' · Cove Rangers —

Vs league average

Hamilton Academical score at home2.00 vs 1.71

Hamilton Academical concede at home0.00 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers score away0.25 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers concede away2.00 vs 1.71

Hamilton Academical score 17% above league average, while Cove Rangers score 71% below league average.

Defensive side: Hamilton Academical are 100% below league average at home, and Cove Rangers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Hamilton Academical goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: —

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 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

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Andy Ryan

Normal Goal · Assist: S. McKinstry

41'

41' J. White

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ S. Bannigan

1st substitution · For: G. Crookston

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Souter

1st substitution · For: A. Lindo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Darge

2nd substitution · For: E. Oppong

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Thomas

2nd substitution · For: S. Bradley

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Maguire

3rd substitution · For: D. Oladipo

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. McKinstry

3rd substitution · For: K. Orsi

87'

87' S. Hendrie

90'

90' A. Comrie

Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Hamilton Academical beat Cove Rangers 1-0 on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in League One. It was played at ZLX Stadium.

First half: Hamilton Academical took the lead at 15' when Andy Ryan scored, with the assist credited to S. McKinstry, making the score 1-0. J. White received a yellow card for Cove Rangers at 41'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Hamilton Academical made their 1st substitution at 54', with S. Bannigan replacing G. Crookston. Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 70', with M. Souter replacing A. Lindo. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Darge replacing E. Oppong. Hamilton Academical made their 2nd substitution at 71', with D. Thomas replacing S. Bradley. Cove Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 77', with C. Maguire replacing D. Oladipo. Hamilton Academical made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. McKinstry replacing K. Orsi. S. Hendrie received a yellow card for Hamilton Academical at 87'. A. Comrie received a yellow card for Hamilton Academical at 90'.

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

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	9
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (33.3%)
BTTS	3 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	4
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

2026-2027 Season

29 Aug 2026 Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers 1 - 0

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