The Cove vs Salisbury United: result 1-2 and analysis
South Australia State League 1Regular Season - 6Kick-off on April 12, 2025 at 05:30 AM (UTC)Cove Sports and Community Centre, Hallet Cove
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What was the result of The Cove vs Salisbury United?
Salisbury United won 1-2 on April 12, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 53′?Salisbury United
- 55′?Salisbury United
- 62′?The Cove
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, The Cove have 2 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats; Salisbury United have 7, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2025 | Adelaide Blue Eagles(away) | 0-2 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Vipers(home) | 4-2 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Adelaide Olympic(away) | 2-2 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Cumberland United(home) | 2-1 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | Sturt Lions(away) | 2-8 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2025 | West Adelaide(away) | 2-1 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Mar 22, 2025 | Adelaide Blue Eagles(home) | 2-3 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Vipers(away) | 2-0 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Adelaide Olympic(home) | 3-2 | South Australia State League 1 |
| Feb 23, 2025 | Cumberland United(away) | 0-2 | South Australia State League 1 |
How many goals should we expect?
The Cove score 2.0 and concede 3.0 goals per match over their last 5; Salisbury United score 2.0 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cove | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Salisbury United | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 12/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 5 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
The Cove sit 8th in South Australia State League 1 (26 points from 22 matches) and Salisbury United sit 11th (17 points from 22 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | The Cove | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 26 |
| 11 | Salisbury United | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 48 | 17 |
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