Cove Rangers vs Albion Rovers — League Two 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 14+ matches
Cove Rangers69%
Albion Rovers13%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Cove Rangers creates 164% more chances
Season form · 14 home / 80 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over59
- Under41
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes51
- No49
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Cove Rangers ↓
Most likely 2–0 (12%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines
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Winning margin
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Cove Rangers at home — creates 2.64, concedes 0.50 · 14 matches
Albion Rovers away — creates 1.18, concedes 1.80 · 80 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Cove Rangers attack 2.64 + Albion Rovers defence 1.80 → ÷2 → 2.22
Albion Rovers attack 1.18 + Cove Rangers defence 0.50 → ÷2 → 0.84
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 69%?"
Cove Rangers at 69% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 69% does not mean "Cove Rangers will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Cove Rangers host Albion Rovers on Saturday, 21 March 2020 at 00:00. The match is part of the League Two 2018/2019 season.
Cove Rangers face Albion Rovers (League Two)
League Two returns with Cove Rangers hosting Albion Rovers. Match starts March 21, 2020. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.
Cove Rangers host Albion Rovers at Balmoral Stadium.
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