Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic: result 2-0 and analysis
FA Cup4th RoundKick-off on January 18, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen
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What was the result of Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic?
Cove Rangers won 2-0 on January 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 43′A. EmslieCove Rangers
- 80′M. GaffneyCove Rangers
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; Forfar Athletic have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2025 | Queen of the South(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Inverness CT(away) | 4-1 | League One |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Alloa Athletic(home) | 2-0 | League One |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Kelty Hearts(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Annan Athletic(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2025 | Elgin City(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Jan 4, 2025 | East Fife(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Stirling Albion(home) | 2-2 | League Two |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Clyde(away) | 0-2 | League Two |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Peterhead(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Cove Rangers win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Forfar Athletic win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | Forfar Athletic 1-1 Cove Rangers | League Cup |
| Dec 26, 2020 | Forfar Athletic 0-1 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Cove Rangers 1-0 Forfar Athletic | League Cup |
| Nov 7, 2020 | Cove Rangers 3-0 Forfar Athletic | League One |
Last archived meeting: Forfar Athletic vs Cove Rangers on Jul 20, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Cove Rangers score 1.5 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Forfar Athletic score 1.2 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cove Rangers | 1.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Forfar Athletic | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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