Cove Rangers vs East Fife Head to Head, Prediction & Match Analysis

Balmoral Stadium
Sat 10 Oct 2026 · 15:00 UK
Latest Odds
Home Win
2.34
Draw
3.64
Away Win
2.88
Match Prediction
No clear statistical edge
The matchup is mixed. Cove Rangers edge attack, East Fife edge recent form, defence and head-to-head, so the data does not point to one clear overall winner.
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
East Fife stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Cove Rangers slightly stronger
HomeAway
Defence
East Fife stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
East Fife stronger
HomeAway
Match Analysis
East Fife have struggled to find a way past opponents away from home recently, managing just a solitary defeat in their last five outings while recording four draws and no wins, whereas Cove Rangers have shown greater consistency at this venue with one victory, three draws and another loss across their corresponding sample of five matches. The hosts have found the net in two of their last five home games but have been equally effective at keeping a clean sheet on three occasions during that same period. East Fife rate stronger on form, defence and head-to-head, while Cove Rangers hold a slight advantage in attack. East Fife won the most recent meeting 2-0 on 8 August 2026, having won 4 of the last 5 encounters to Cove Rangers's 0, with 1 ending level; the fixture has averaged 1.6 goals per meeting. The market has remained broadly steady over the 6-day comparison window, with little change in either side's implied win probability. The overall statistical comparison shows no clear edge between the sides.
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Market View
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How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Market direction
Little change in the market
The betting market's view of this match has barely moved since the earliest comparable snapshot, 6 days before kickoff.
Movement strength: Steady
Match odds movement
Consensus market-implied chance, first comparable snapshot → latest
Cove Rangers win
Latest market chance 40.0%
Steady
Market view unchanged
40.0% → 40.0%
±0.0 pts
Draw
Latest market chance 27.3%
Steady
Market view unchanged
27.4% → 27.3%
−0.1 pts
East Fife win
Latest market chance 32.7%
Steady
Market view unchanged
32.5% → 32.7%
+0.2 pts
5 common bookmakers compared at each snapshot · First comparable snapshot 6 days before kickoff
Odds shortening means the market is pricing an outcome as more likely than before; drifting means less likely. It does not tell us why the market moved or whether the new price represents value.
Team Comparison
Cove Rangers
East Fife
Season Profile
This season
10th
League Position
7th
9
Games Played
9
0.56
Points/Game
0.89
0.89
Goals/Game
0.78
1.67
Conceded/Game
1.11
8.9
Shots/Game
7.5
4.0
Shots on Target
3.6
Home vs Away Context
Cove Rangers at home (4 matches) vs East Fife away (4 matches)
1.25
Points/Game
0.75
1.00
Goals/Game
0.50
0.75
Conceded/Game
0.75
25%
Win Rate
0%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Cove Rangers
Home form
D
D
W
D
L
1W 3D 1L in last 5 at home
1 of these match from last season.
0.8
Goals scored
per match
0.6
Goals conceded
per match
2/5
Scored in
last 5
3/5
Clean
sheets
VS
East Fife
Away form
D
D
L
D
D
Winless in last 5 away
1 of these match from last season.
0.4
Goals scored
per match
0.6
Goals conceded
per match
2/5
Scored in
last 5
3/5
Clean
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Cove Rangers Wins
0
Draws
1
East Fife Wins
4
Avg Goals
1.6
2026-08-082026-2027
East Fife2 – 0Cove Rangers
2026-05-022025-2026
Cove Rangers0 – 0East Fife
2026-02-142025-2026
East Fife2 – 1Cove Rangers
2025-12-132025-2026
Cove Rangers0 – 1East Fife
2025-10-042025-2026
East Fife2 – 0Cove Rangers
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Cove Rangers
vs
East Fife
Recent Scoring Profile
0.80
Goals scored / game
0.70
1.50
Goals conceded / game
1.00
4/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
4/10
3/10
Both Teams Scored
4/10
6/10
Failed to Score
5/10
Market Goal Expectation
2+2+ goals(Over 1.5)
72.0%
3+3+ goals(Over 2.5)
48.7%
4+4+ goals(Over 3.5)
28.6%
BTTSBoth teams score
53.4%
Market-implied probabilities after removing bookmaker margin. Consensus across up to 5 bookmakers.
3+ Goals (Over 2.5)
First comparable 48.7%→Latest 48.7%±0.0 pts
Steady — little change since the first comparable snapshot
5 common bookmakers · first comparable 6 days before kickoff
The market is pricing a higher chance of 3+ goals than either team's recent rate.
Both Teams To Score
First comparable 53.8%→Latest 53.4%−0.4 pts
Steady — little change since the first comparable snapshot
4 common bookmakers · first comparable 6 days before kickoff
The market is pricing a higher chance of both teams scoring than either team's recent rate.
1 of Cove Rangers's 10 matches and 1 of East Fife's 10 matches are from last season.
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