Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic: result 2-0 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 18Kick-off on December 21, 2024 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen
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What was the result of Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic?
Cove Rangers won 2-0 on December 21, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 22′A. DargeCove Rangers
- 88′M. GaffneyCove Rangers
Official lineup for Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Cove Rangers
- 11G. McGrath
- 4C. Scully
- 10D. Glass
- 18D. Lobban
- 22A. Emslie
- 24F. Fyvie
- 3M. Doyle
- 6W. Gillingham
- 7R. Harrington
- 15A. Darge
- 1N. Suman
Alloa Athletic
- 9L. Donnelly
- 24L. Rankin
- 14M. Virtanen
- 19S. Buchanan
- 20C. O'Donnell
- 26T. McDonnell
- 2S. Taggart
- 6M. Neill
- 15D. McKay
- 17K. Thomson
- 31P. Morrison
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cove Rangers have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Alloa Athletic have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Kelty Hearts(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Annan Athletic(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Stenhousemuir(home) | 0-3 | League One |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Inverness CT(home) | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Arbroath(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Montrose(home) | 1-2 | League One |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Kelty Hearts(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Dumbarton(home) | 2-2 | League One |
| Nov 29, 2024 | Dumbarton(away) | 2-3 | FA Cup |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Inverness CT(away) | 0-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Cove Rangers wins, 0 draws, 4 Alloa Athletic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2024 | Alloa Athletic 0-2 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Cove Rangers 2-3 Alloa Athletic | League One |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Alloa Athletic 4-1 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Cove Rangers 1-2 Alloa Athletic | League One |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Alloa Athletic 1-0 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Cove Rangers 3-0 Alloa Athletic | League One |
Last archived meeting: Alloa Athletic vs Cove Rangers on Oct 5, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Cove Rangers score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Alloa Athletic score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Rangers | 1.5 | 1.1 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Alloa Athletic | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cove Rangers sit 10th in League One (9 points from 12 matches) and Alloa Athletic sit 8th (12 points from 13 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
| 10 | Cove Rangers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 9 |
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