Cove Rangers
- Cove Rangers are winless in their last five league games, drawing three and losing two.
- Cove Rangers have won one, drawn three and lost six of their 10 home league matches in 2025-2026.
- Cove are having a tough time of it in League One 2025/2026, languishing ninth in the standings with only 18 points from 22 games.
- Cove, who have conceded 13 goals in 10 home league fixtures, can be got at here.
Queen of the South
- Queen of the South have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five league matches.
- The Doonhamers have never won at Balmoral Stadium in two previous visits.
- Queen of the South are flying high in third with 38 points from 23 matches.
- The Doonhamers have won four and lost five of their 11 away league fixtures in 2025/2026.
Head-to-Head
Cove are unbeaten in the last four meetings between the sides (Won 2, drawn 2) and held the Doonhamers to a 1-1 draw at Palmerston Park eight weeks ago in League One 2025/2026.
Key Players
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Players to watch:
- Cove have a talisman in Mitchell Megginson, who has hit 7 goals in 18 league appearances and has scored 2 of the team's last 3 goals.
- A central striker, Jack Stott, is Queen of the South’s best marksman with 6 goals in 22 league appearances.
Betting Insights
- The odds favour the visitors here at 2.41, but Cove are as short as 2.6 with the draw only a little higher at 3.22.
- We feel that the Doonhamers can edge this one and we’ll take them in the double chance market as the draw would be a decent result for Peter Murphy’s men.
- The 1.79 on offer for Over 2.5 Goals looks like it has enough value in it for most to go with that, particularly as Cove will push forward in search of the win.
Prediction
We’ll go for a hard-fought 2-1 win for the visitors here as this clash of styles promises to be a fascinating chess match.
