Peterhead vs Cove Rangers: result 3-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 23, 2025 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
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What was the result of Peterhead vs Cove Rangers?
Peterhead won 3-1 on August 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 10′M. BarryPeterhead
- 26′K. ShanksPeterhead
- 62′D. EguaiborCove Rangers
- 79′J. BrownPeterhead
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Peterhead have 6 wins, 0 draws and 9 defeats; Cove Rangers have 4, 7 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Queen of the South(away) | 0-4 | League One |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Aberdeen U21(home) | 4-2 | Challenge Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Inverness CT(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Aug 2, 2025 | East Fife(home) | 4-1 | League One |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Stenhousemuir(away) | 0-1 | League Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2025 | Montrose(home) | 3-3 | League One |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Spartans(home) | 1-1 | Challenge Cup |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Stenhousemuir(away) | 0-1 | League One |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Queen of the South(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Queen's Park(away) | 1-2 | League Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Peterhead win(s), 1 draw(s), 4 Cove Rangers win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2023 | Cove Rangers 1-1 Peterhead | Friendlies Clubs |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Cove Rangers 5-2 Peterhead | League One |
| Jan 2, 2022 | Peterhead 0-1 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Cove Rangers 3-0 Peterhead | League One |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Peterhead 0-1 Cove Rangers | League One |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Peterhead 3-1 Cove Rangers | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Cove Rangers vs Peterhead on Jul 11, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Peterhead score 1.6 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Cove Rangers score 1.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhead | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
| Cove Rangers | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Peterhead sit 5th in League One (6 points from 4 matches) and Cove Rangers sit 7th (4 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Peterhead | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 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