Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic: prediction and stats
League OneRegular Season - 27Kick-off on February 27, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen
The Footlab AI model makes Cove Rangers the favourite at 52%, against 25% for a draw and 23% for Alloa Athletic. The most likely score is 1-1. If Cove Rangers wins, the most likely score is 1-0.
Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome in 54.1% of the 4,881 matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing. See the measured accuracy
Probabilities recomputed on Nov 8, 2026. The full match card is recomputed continuously until kick-off.
Who will win Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic?
On Elo ratings, Cove Rangers has 1,595 points and Alloa Athletic 1,580.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Probable lineup for Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic
Computed by Footlab AI from our own data only: recent lineups, squads and known absences. It does not take the press or last-minute absences into account.
Cove Rangers
4-3-1-2- 26J. White
- 9D. Oladipo
- 14J. Chalmers
- 77C. Maguire
- 15A. Darge
- 10M. Barry
- 3Dylan Ross
- 2L. Bisland
- 7R. Harrington
- 6J. Mercer
- 1R. Mutch
Alloa Athletic
4-3-3- 24O. Foster
- 7K. Glasgow
- 28M. Aitken
- 12S. Scougall
- 6G. Marchant
- 4S. Hetherington
- 2S. Taggart
- 5Joseph McGrath
- 3C. Waters
- 20C. O'Donnell
- 1R. Stewart
Computed on November 8, 2026 at 03:15 AM (UTC).
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cove Rangers have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Alloa Athletic have 2, 5 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | Hamilton Academical(home) | 4-0 | League One |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Formartine United(away) | 2-0 | Challenge Cup |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Airdrie United(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Oct 17, 2026 | Peterhead(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Formartine United(home) | 2-1 | Challenge Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026 | Airdrie United(home) | 2-3 | League One |
| Nov 3, 2026 | Clydebank(away) | 0-1 | Challenge Cup |
| Oct 31, 2026 | Peterhead(away) | 1-2 | League One |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Queen of the South(home) | 0-1 | League One |
| Oct 17, 2026 | East Fife(away) | 3-0 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Cove Rangers wins, 4 draws, 2 Alloa Athletic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Cove Rangers 1-1 Alloa Athletic | League One |
| Apr 4, 2026 | Cove Rangers 0-1 Alloa Athletic | League One |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Alloa Athletic 2-2 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Cove Rangers 0-0 Alloa Athletic | League One |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Alloa Athletic 2-1 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Apr 19, 2025 | Cove Rangers 1-1 Alloa Athletic | League One |
Last archived meeting: Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic on Sep 5, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Cove Rangers score 2.0 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Alloa Athletic score 1.1 and concede 1.5. The model gives a 52% probability of over 2.5 goals and 54% for both teams to score.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Rangers | 2.0 | 1.1 | 5 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Alloa Athletic | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
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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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the favourite for Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic?
- The Footlab AI model makes Cove Rangers the favourite at 52%, against 25% for a draw and 23% for Alloa Athletic.
- Where and when is Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic played?
- Cove Rangers vs Alloa Athletic is played on February 27, 2027 at 03:00 PM (UTC) at Balmoral Stadium, in the League One.
- Will there be over 2.5 goals?
- The Footlab AI model gives a 52% probability of at least three goals in this match.
- How reliable is this prediction?
- Footlab AI's cards found the right outcome (home win, draw or away win) in 54.1% of the matches already evaluated, against 33.3% for random guessing, a level comparable with the bookmakers' favourite. The comparison with bookmakers and the breakdown by competition and Elo gap are published on the accuracy page.