East Fife vs Cove Rangers: result 2-3 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 36Kick-off on April 30, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)MGM Timber Bayview Stadium, Methil
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What was the result of East Fife vs Cove Rangers?
Cove Rangers won 2-3 on April 30, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 14′D. DenholmEast Fife
- 19′K. ConnellEast Fife
- 38′M. MegginsonCove Rangers (pen.)
- 55′M. MegginsonCove Rangers
- 62′M. ReynoldsCove Rangers
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, East Fife have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Cove Rangers have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2022 | Peterhead(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Falkirk(home) | 1-3 | League One |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Queen's Park(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Airdrie United(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Alloa Athletic(home) | 0-3 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2022 | Dumbarton(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Alloa Athletic(home) | 3-0 | League One |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Falkirk(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Queen's Park(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Airdrie United(away) | 1-1 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 East Fife win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Cove Rangers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2021 | Cove Rangers 4-2 East Fife | League One |
| Oct 16, 2021 | East Fife 4-2 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Cove Rangers 5-2 East Fife | League One |
| Mar 27, 2021 | East Fife 0-0 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Cove Rangers 3-1 East Fife | League One |
Last archived meeting: Cove Rangers vs East Fife on Dec 26, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
East Fife score 0.5 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Cove Rangers score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Fife | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Cove Rangers | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
East Fife sit 6th in League One (5 points from 4 matches) and Cove Rangers sit 7th (4 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Cove Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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