Montrose vs Cove Rangers

Montrose

2 - 1

Cove Rangers

🕒 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Links Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Montrose 3 · Cove Rangers 9

Team Overview

Montrose (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

7 / 7

Avg: 1.75 / 1.75

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

1.75

0.25

1.75

2.00

100%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

25%

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Montrose rank3rd

Cove Rangers rank9th

Montrose points12

Cove Rangers points5

Montrose: #3 · 12 pts · GD -1

4 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 5 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.

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

Montrose last 5 home

W W W L

Points9/12

Weighted index90

Goals7-7

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.

Montrose trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 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

Montrose score at home75%

Montrose clean sheet at home25%

Cove Rangers score away25%

Cove Rangers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Montrose score first100%

Montrose win after scoring first75%

Cove Rangers score first0%

Cove Rangers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Montrose 0% · Cove Rangers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Montrose 16.0' · Cove Rangers —

Vs league average

Montrose score at home1.75 vs 1.71

Montrose concede at home1.75 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers score away0.25 vs 0.85

Cove Rangers concede away2.00 vs 1.71

Montrose score 3% above league average, while Cove Rangers score 71% below league average.

Defensive side: Montrose are 105% above league average at home, and Cove Rangers are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Montrose goal timing (home)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 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

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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

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Lyons

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Dylan Ross

1st substitution · For: E. Oppong

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Teasdale

2nd substitution · For: L. Parker

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

H. Craig

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Sutherland

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ C. Maguire

3rd substitution · For: D. Oladipo

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Oladipo

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Oppong

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Lyons

1st substitution · For: G. Webster

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Sutherland

2nd substitution · For: E. Loudon

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ H. Craig

3rd substitution · For: S. Byrne

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ F. Duffy

4th substitution · For: K. Bertie

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Barry

4th substitution · For: T. Stephen

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ G. Oliver

5th substitution · For: R. Williamson

Montrose vs Cove Rangers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Montrose beat Cove Rangers 2-1 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 in League One. It was played at Links Park.

First half: Montrose took an early lead at 10' when B. Lyons scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Cove Rangers made their 1st substitution at 46', with Dylan Ross replacing E. Oppong. Cove Rangers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Teasdale replacing L. Parker. Montrose extended the lead at 48' when H. Craig scored, with the assist credited to J. Sutherland, making the score 2-0. Cove Rangers made their 3rd substitution at 63', with C. Maguire replacing D. Oladipo. Cove Rangers reduced the deficit at 68' when D. Oladipo scored, with the assist credited to E. Oppong, making the score 2-1. Montrose made their 1st substitution at 71', with B. Lyons replacing G. Webster. Montrose made their 2nd substitution at 71', with J. Sutherland replacing E. Loudon. Montrose made their 3rd substitution at 71', with H. Craig replacing S. Byrne. Montrose made their 4th substitution at 78', with F. Duffy replacing K. Bertie. Cove Rangers made their 4th substitution at 81', with M. Barry replacing T. Stephen. Montrose made their 5th substitution at 86', with G. Oliver replacing R. Williamson.

Montrose used 5 substitutions while Cove Rangers used 4 substitutions.